I showed my son my bows in the US and he was really interested so I bought him one and he’s been having fun with it.
I want to bring back probably 3 bows if possible, compound and breakdown-recurve.
And also arrows (no crossbows, which I think have more restrictions now, maybe?). If possible I’ll just put them all in checked baggage.
My understanding is that archery tips are legal, and broadheads are not, but I haven’t seen any rules beyond that.
Are there any rules about transportation or storage or anything like that I should be aware of in the plane or carrying in Japan?
In a car/house do they have to be kept in a case or anything like that?
If we went to a range in Japan we’ll probably drive there so I’m not worried too much about carrying them on trains, but I assume a hard case is fine.
Thanks 🙏
Edit:
This says it’s basically the same as a baseball bat. Ie, don’t walk down the street with it in your hand or use it in inappropriate places and you should be fine.
https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1425035609
Seems like there’s not strict rules on storage or transportation outside of planes according to this person. Is that correct?
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>Seems like there’s not strict rules on storage or transportation outside of planes according to this person. Is that correct?
I regularly see high school students carrying bows on the regular trains here.
I think you need to change your name to Ronin if you do it here though.
I tried looking for this in Japanese and couldn’t find anything, I’m surprised there isn’t regulations like always have the arrows in a closed container or always have the string removed from the bow. The only thing I saw about the string part is that if it breaks suddenly it could hurt nearby people. (Dunno if you remove the bowstring usually when not using a bow in regular archery though.)
But considering how recent the ban on crossbow is, it’s not really surprising. (Don’t really see much people using bows for crime, I guess.)
What timing!
I had an conversation with a woman who is part of an archery club in the next town over. Apparently there are no licenses needed to own a bow. They just cost a lot of money due to scarcity and lack of use compared to places like the US. I was super surprised because I thought they would be classified as something that requires training, licenses, and yearly check-ups.
Don’t take my word as gospel about licenses so just in case, check with the police about ownership.
Crossbows were unregulated until the guy murdered his parents with one. They required you to turn them in or register them around August of last year.
Bows aren’t regulated.
You’re right about broadheads – completely illegal.
There was an archery course by my kid’s middle school in Yamanashi. And that’s Olympic archery not kyudo. It wasn’t unusualy to see the kids walking there with their bows.
I keep thinking about getting one of the take down bows just for shits and giggles but I’d have to find someplace to use it and I no longer live 5 minutes from the course.