Yabusame

This ceremonial form of equine archery is observed as a form of divination for the year's harvest - a subject with strong associations to the deity Inari. Each November 3, members of the Ogasawara school of mounted archery perform the rite at a special archery facility in accordance with ancient precedent ; the observance is one of the three major performance of yabusame in the Kanto Plain region. In addition, the Ogasawara school also performs the sansanku tebasami ritual on the day of the autumnal equinox (September 23).