Meiji Jingu Shrine Yabusame

Name: Meiji Jingu Shrine Yabusame
Start: 2021-11-03T13:00Z+09:00
End: 2021-11-03T23:59Z+09:00

1:00pm

Free

Harajuku

This is a chance to watch Yabusame, the impressive Japanese martial art of horse-mounted archery (it’s quite difficult to hit a target from a moving horse). This is part of the annual Autumn festival which features a host of events from the 1st – 3rd of November each year at Meiji Jingu Shrine. The archery takes place at the West approach – it’ll be busy so arrive early to get a good spot.

Read more about Yabusame in our feature here.

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Dates

3rd Nov, 2021

Start/End Time 1:00pm

Venue Meiji Jingu Shrine

Entry Free

Web http://www.meijijingu.or.j...

Area

Harajuku

Closest station(s)

Harajuku

Weather

Typical weather at this time:

High: 19 ºC Low: 12 ºC

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