In addition, bow and arrows were considered to have the power to drive off evil and were treated as highly spiritual goods or sacred equipment (even today Hamayumi (ceremonial bow is used to drive off evil) keeps a trace of faith and Kyudo and the Yabusame-shinji ritual are performed in various places).
また、弓矢は邪を祓う力があるとされ、霊器・神器として、精神性の高いものとして扱われていた（現在でも破魔弓として信仰の名残や各地で弓道、流鏑馬神事が行われている)。