Autumn Grand Festival & Yabusame

About this event

The Autumn Grand Festival and Yabusame at Osaka Tenmangu Shrine combines a major annual festival with a dramatic performance of horseback archery. Riders in samurai dress gallop along a course and fire arrows at targets, performing a tradition that has been used for over 1,000 years as a form of prayer and thanksgiving. The combination of this skilled equestrian art with the vibrant festival atmosphere of Tenmangu Shrine makes for an unforgettable autumn event.