| In "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan), there are descriptions of 'munamato,' 'umayumi,' and 'haseyumi' (all kinds of shooting on horseback), and in "Shoku Nihongi" (Chronicle of Japan Continued), there is a reference to kisha being popular during the Nara period. |
『日本書紀』には「馬的射」「騁射」「馳射」との記述があり、『続日本紀』には奈良時代には騎射は盛んに行われていたとの記述がある。 |