Shooting Procedure in Shinsa (for a Tachi of 5 Archers Wearing Kyūdōgi or Wafuku)
All Nippon Kyudo FederationHAYAOTOYAIchiban

NibanSanban

YonbanGoban

Proceed without waiting.

When Ichiban completes
Dōzukuri, stand up.

On Ichiban’s Tsurune, stand On Niban’s Tsurune, standup.
up.

On Ichiban’s Tsurune,
make Torikake and proceed.

On Niban’s Tsurune, make
Torikake and proceed.

On Sanban’s Tsurune, make On Yonban’s Tsurune, make
Torikake and proceed.
Torikake and proceed.

On Yonban’s Tsurune,
stand the bow up, nock onOtoya and wait.

On Yonban’s Tsurune, standthe bow up, nock on Otoya
and wait.

On Yonban’s Tsurune, standthe bow up, nock on Otoya
and wait.

On Goban’s Tsurune, standthe bow up, nock on Otoya
and wait.

After shooting Haya, standthe bow up, nock on Otoya
and wait.

On Goban’s Tsurune,
stand up and proceedwithout waiting.

When Ichiban completes
Dōzukuri, stand up.

On Ichiban’s Tsurune, stand On Niban’s Tsurune, standup.
up.

On Sanban’s Tsurune, standup.

On Ichiban’s Tsurune,
make Torikake and proceed.

On Niban’s Tsurune, make
Torikake and proceed.

On Sanban’s Tsurune, standup.

On Sanban’s Tsurune, make On Yonban’s Tsurune, make
Torikake and proceed.
Torikake and proceed.
(Effective as of July 1, 1994)

Important Points When Performing Shooting in Shinsa (for a Tachi of 5 Archers Wearing Kyūdōgi)1) On entering and exiting, the attention must be focused on the Kamiza before making Rei (or Yū).
2) Proceed to Honza, sit down in Kiza, make Yū together and proceed to Shai.
3) Sit down in Kiza at Shai, turn to face Waki-Shōmen, stand the bow up, make Yatsugae and wait.
4) When the shooting is finished, leave the shooting area in consecutive order starting with Ichiban.
5) On the Tsurune of Sanban’s Otoya, the next Tachi enters the shooting area, proceeds to Honza and sits down in Kiza. On Goban’s Tsurune, thenext Tachi makes Yū together. When the last archer steps back to exit, the next Tachi proceeds to Shai.
6) The movements before and after the shooting should not be too slow.
7) When the movements of archers in Rissha differ from those of an archer in Zasha, the archer in Rissha adapts to the archers in Zasha. How to do
this is described in “How to perform Rissha (Standing Form)” at the end of the revised edition of “Questions and Answers on Kyudo Manners
and Procedures” (published 25/4/2016).

Important Points When Performing Shooting in Shinsa (for a Tachi of 5 Archers Wearing Wafuku)
1) On entering and exiting, the attention must be focused on the Kamiza before making Rei (or Yū).
2) Proceed to Honza, sit down in Kiza and make Yū together. Then, turn to face Waki-Shōmen and perform Hadanugi (for men) or Tasukisabaki(for women). Turn back to face Mato-Shōmen and proceed to Shai.
3) Sit down in Kiza at Shai, turn to face Waki-Shōmen, stand the bow up, make Yatsugae and wait.
4) When the shooting is finished, leave the shooting area in consecutive order starting with Ichiban.
5) On the Tsurune of Goban’s Haya, the next Tachi enters the shooting area and proceeds as in 2). On Goban’s Tsurune, the next Tachi stands up.
When the last archer steps back to exit, the next Tachi proceeds to Shai.
6) The movements before and after the shooting should not be too slow.
7) When the movements of archers in Rissha differ from those of an archer in Zasha, the archer in Rissha adapts to the archers in Zasha. How to do
this is described in “How to perform Rissha (Standing Form)” at the end of the revised edition of “Questions and Answers on Kyudo Mannersand Procedures” (published 25/4/2016).