Azusa Yumi Bow
An azusa yumi 梓弓 is a sacred bow yumi used in certain shinto rituals in japan as well as a japanese musical bow made from the wood of the japanese azusa 梓 or japanese cherry birch tree betula grossa.
Azusa yumi bow. The yumi was an important weapon of the samurai warrior during the feudal period of japan. Yumi 弓 is the japanese term for bows and includes the longer daikyū 大弓 and the shorter hankyū 半弓 used in the practice of kyūdō or japanese archery. As such her name is a play on the azusayumi birchwood bow referring to ancient japanese bows made from japanese cherry birch. It is not to be confused with the asymmetrical japanese great bow or war bow which is up to nine feet long whose handle is off center of the way up from the bottom end.
Her last name yumi 弓 instead means bow as in bow and arrow. Play ing an azusayumi forms part of some shinto rit u als. In japan ese po etry the word azusayumi func tions as a maku rako toba pil low word. Assassin s bow beacon bow blessed bow brave bow cleave bow cupid arrow dual yumi firesweep bow glass bow hunter s bow illusory yumi kabura ya killer bow laguz bow master bow monstrous bow refreshing bolt quick bow raider yumi shining bow sidelong yumi slaying bow spellbane yumi spendthrift bow spy.
As used in english yumi refers more specifically to traditional japanese asymmetrical bows and includes the longer daikyū 大弓 and the shorter hankyū 半弓 used in the practice of kyūdō and kyūjutsu or japanese archery. Azusa yumi is a special long bow created by the elder dwarves. An azusa yumi 梓弓 is a sa cred bow in japan as well as a japan ese mu si cal bow made from the wood of the japan ese cherry birch be tula grossa tree azusa 梓. Trivia azusa s first name azusa 梓 is the japanese word for a plant that is used to make bows.
The yumi was an important weapon of the samurai warrior during the feudal period of japan. Has the same proprieties as draupnir it stores mana and then converts it into magical power when he shoots an arrow. Azusa yumi luring shot physical bow 12ep 56 medium attack that causes charm kamadeva bow fire strike physical fire 5ep 25 light attack flame strike physical fire 9ep 56 medium attack ushimitsu yorimasa kamadeva bow inferno strike physical fire 14ep 100 heavy attack rienfleche rainbow bow ame no kagoyumi elec strike physical elec 5ep 25.