Fukiya

Fukiya is the Japanese blowgun. It consists of a 4 foot tube blowgun, with darts around 20cm (eight inches). In Japan, Fukiya is considered as an archery sport, maintained by Japan Sports Fukiya Association. In order to promote Fukiya, the International Fukiya Association (IFA) was formed, based in Japan. The main organizations under the IFA are the American Association (ASBA), and the French Federation (FSBA). Unlike American style blowguns, the Fukiya has no mouthpiece: instead, users wrap their lips around the pipe. The darts used in the Fukiya were called Fukibari. Traditionally, fukibari are two inches in length.