In addition, 'azusayumi' (a bow made of Japanese cherry birch) began to be used as a kigo (a season word) in waka (a traditional Japanese poem of thirty-one syllables), and the bow began to develop spiritual aspect into a holy tool rather than being just a weapon.
また「梓弓」等季語として和歌にも詠まれるように人々にとって弓は武器以上の精神的な意味を持つようになり、神器としての特色も深めていく。