| Being superior in archery and horseback-riding, Shigetomo followed Yoritomo to conduct inuomono (a dog-hunting event), ushiomono (a cow hunting event), kokasagake (shooting arrows toward distant target) and so on, and often played the role of an archer at the New Year Yumi-hajime (First archery). |
弓馬に優れた重朝は頼朝に従って犬追物・牛追者・小笠懸などを行い、正月の弓始め（弓始め）の射手を度々努める。 |