😮 Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows, a skill that dates back tens of thousands of years. Originally developed for hunting and warfare, it required precision, strength, and careful control of movement. Different cultures around the world created their own styles and equipment, from the powerful English longbow to the elegant recurve bows of Asia. Over time, as firearms replaced bows in combat and hunting practices evolved, archery transitioned from a survival tool into a res

🎯Field archery in Japan! Video from a visit to Kanagawa Kokusai Field Archery range in Kanagawa about 1 hour out of Tokyo. I sometimes get DMs asking where people can do barebow when they visit Japan and I have only really ever done field archery and this is the place I go to. The archery population here in Japan is tiny compared with the kyudo population (11,493 vs 137,526 ) as a result there aren't that many places to learn or practice archery (where I live in Saitama, anyway) 神奈川国際フィールドアーチェリ