Japanese high school students in Okayama City playing the traditional game, Ko o toro ko toro (子を捕ろ子捕ろ), also known as Kotoru kotoru (ことろことろ). There are different explanations of this game.
Japanese school girls practicing Kyudo (弓道, Japanese archery). Notice that there doesn’t appear to be anything to stop arrows that missed the target. These girls apparently didn’t miss.
Japanese school girls practicing naginata (薙刀), a pole weapon traditionally used by members of the samurai class. It consists of a wooden shaft with a curved blade on the end.
