noun
horseback archery; yabusame
A traditional Japanese martial art where archers shoot at targets while riding a galloping horse. Often performed at Shinto ceremonies.
鎌倉時代から続く流鏑馬が、神社の祭礼で奉納された。
Yabusame, which has continued since the Kamakura period, was dedicated at the shrine festival.
流鏑馬の射手は、疾走する馬の上から的を射
A yabusame archer shoots targets from atop a galloping horse.
The reading やぶさめ is a jukujikun (special kanji reading) for 流鏑馬. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is a traditional term for this martial art.