the bow and arrow found in samurai banners associated to him where he is called Yumiya Hachiman.

During the age of the samurai, descendants of two samurai clans, the Seiwa Genji and , began to worship Hachiman, leading to nationwide worship of Hachiman by . His other roles include determining a samurai's fate--i.e., whether they are a success or failure in battle; controlling and protecting the martial arts; and proclaiming the victory of an army. This spread led to him becoming the tutelary god