
Hagi Hiyoshi Shrine's Yabusame
Seven families who say they were vassals of the late Heian period warlord Kiso Yoshinaka are dedicated to Hagi Hiyoshi Shrine, a ritual that is said to have started in the first year of Tenfuku (1233) and is performed every three years. Along with the Kagura of the same shrine, it has been designated as the "Yabusame of Hagi Hiyoshi Shrine" as an intangible folk cultural property in Saitama Prefecture. The "morning-tou" of the horse show, where the kamma runs through Baba, is dedicated from about 10 o'clock, and the "yudu-tou", which shoots an arrow at the target, is dedicated from about 15 o'clock. When they pick up the shot arrow, they call Fuku, and the spectators compete and pick up the arrow while cheering.