Arita Kyudo Competition

On Sunday, May 8th, the 有田道場 celebrated the fifth year anniversary of its construction.

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Over eighty participants from around the prefecture came to compete with us. Although it was held in our small dojo (only three shooters at a time), the competition went without a hitch and everybody, win or lose, took home some famous 有田 pottery.

I was fortunate enough to be chosen as the shooter for the opening ceremonies, and though I was a little nervous and though I made a few mistakes, we all thought I've improved a lot in the last three years.

We're all looking foward to the 10th year celebration now!