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  2. Yumi - Wikipedia

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    Japanese bows, arrows, and arrow-stand Yumi bow names. Yumi is the Japanese term for a bow.As used in English, yumi refers more specifically to traditional Japanese asymmetrical bows, and includes the longer daikyū and the shorter hankyū used in the practice of kyūdō and kyūjutsu, or Japanese archery.

  3. Hama yumi - Wikipedia

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    Japanese bows, arrows, and arrow-stand Hama yumi, with hama ya. The hama yumi (破魔弓, lit. 'evil-destroying bow') is a sacred bow used in 1103 A.D. in Japan. [1] This bow is said to be one of the oldest and most sacred Japanese weapons; the first Emperor Jimmu is always depicted carrying a bow.

  4. Bowing in Japan - Wikipedia

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    People bowing in Japan. Bowing in Japan (お辞儀, Ojigi) is the act of lowering one's head or the upper part of the torso, commonly used as a sign of salutation, reverence, apology or gratitude in social or religious situations. [1] Historically, ojigi was closely affiliated with the samurai.

  5. Kyūdō - Wikipedia

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    Even advanced practitioners may own non-bamboo bows and arrows because of the vulnerability of bamboo equipment to extreme climates. The suitable height for the bow depends on the archer's draw (yazuka; 矢束) which is about half the archer's height. Ya (矢, lit. "[Japanese] Arrow") shafts (Yagara (簳, lit.

  6. Bowing - Wikipedia

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    Students wearing suits, hakama and kimono bow to the president of the school and then to the audience at the 2015 Waseda University graduation ceremony in Japan. Bows are the traditional greeting in East Asia, particularly in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, China and Vietnam. In China and Vietnam, shaking hands or a slight bow have become more popular ...

  7. Etiquette in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Bowing Bowing in the tatami room. Bowing (お辞儀, o-jigi) is probably the feature of Japanese etiquette that is best known outside Japan. Bowing is extremely important: although children normally begin learning how to bow at a very young age, companies commonly train their employees precisely how they are to bow.

  8. Hamaya - Wikipedia

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    Hamaya (Japanese: 破魔矢, lit. evil-destroying arrow) is a type of arrow given at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples as a Japanese New Year's talisman or sacred tool. It is often paired with a bow called a hama yumi (破魔弓). New Year's Day decoration for a family with a baby boy

  9. Ya (arrow) - Wikipedia

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    Two matoya, target practice arrows. Ya (矢, arrow) is the Japanese word for arrow, and commonly refers to the arrows used in kyūdō (弓道, Japanese archery). [1] Ya also refers to the arrows used by samurai during the feudal era of Japan. Unlike Western arrows, the ya is close to a metre long or longer.