The top half of the Japanese bow is very long! About a 5 to 3 ratio between top and bottom sounds about right!

The overall length is long too! It's over two meters!

The A-shaped stance is quite beautiful.

Two arrows are used in a single group.

The string is stabilized by resting on the breasts.

The arrow is stabilized by resting on the cheeks.

The base of the fletchings acts as a yardstick.

Mouth-height

When being strung, the bow doesn't get gripped as hard as you think! It's mostly supported by just this point!

How to hold a bow

Three fingers lightly grip the bow in order to stabilize it.

The important part is showing the fingernails!

Yugake Most are made-to-order

Making the thumb three times bigger!

The thumb is both fat and hard.

Stuffed with cowhorn or wood!

Goes "clank clank" when you tap it!

*clank clank*

Type 99 Trainer Aichi D3A2-K Trainer variant of the Aichi D3A dive bomber.

Type 21 Trainer Mitsubishi A6M2-K A two-seat trainer variant of normally single-seat Mitsubishi A6M Zero.

Today you can be part of 2nd CarDiv as well!

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I want Admiral to learn more about Japanese archery!