Female archers clad in haregi (Japanese traditional wear for young women) draw their bows to shoot arrows toward a target at the Sanjusangen-do Temple in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture on January 14, 2024. Approximately 1,700 new adults across the nation take part in the 400-year-old competition to aim at one-meter-diameter target from 60-meter-away.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )