Moreover, in foreign countries the bow string is usually pulled back as far as the archer's neck, in Japanese Kyujutsu it is pulled all the way back to the archer's ear..
また世界の射術を見ると概ね弦を首元までしか引かないのに対し、日本の弓術は弦が耳の後ろに来るまで大きく弦を引き取る。