Jamie and Megan Thompson sang “Lake Biwa Rowing Song” (Biwako Shuko no Uta) at Spo-Rec Shiga on Oct. 18, 2008 at Kibogaoka Park in Yasu, Shiga Prefecture. The performance was part of the side entertainment on the opening day of the sports festival. The MC was Chiho Ono, radio personality at e-radio (FM Shiga) which [...]
Posts under ‘Lake Biwa Rowing Song’
Event notice: Sports Recreation Shiga 2008
The Sports Recreation event will be held in Shiga during Oct. 18-21, 2008. On the first day Oct. 18 at Kibogaoka Park in Yasu, there will be some entertainment on a side stage called スポレク「夢」ステージ near the Nishi-guchi west gate during 9:30 am to 11:15 am. During this entertainment time, we will appear and sing [...]
3rd Imazu Regatta
The 3rd Imazu Regatta was held on Aug. 17, 2008. Imazu Jr. High and Takashima High rowing clubs and people from Kyoto also rowed. I donated copies of the Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD as one of the prizes. They played the song during the regatta. http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=704
Photo exhibition at Imazu Public Library
I’m holding a photo exhibition now at Imazu Public Library near Omi-Imazu Station (West exit). It will be until July 30. I’m showing photos of the Imazu Jr. High School Rowing Club’s rowing trip on Biwako which I took last Aug. (also see the above note). I also have photos of Biwako Shuko no Uta. [...]
Lake Biwa Rowing Song music video
I created a music video for Lake Biwa Rowing Song and now you can see it on YouTube:
Event notice: Shiga ALT art exhibition at 琵琶湖文化館
Shiga’s Assistant Language Teachers (mainly English) are having an art exhibition at the Biwako Bunkakan. About 16 teachers are exhibiting paintings, photography, etc., during March 20-23, 2008. It is on the 1st floor of the museum. Hours: 9 am – 5 pm. Free admission. I also have my Lake Biwa Rowing Song pictures on display [...]
Governor Kada sings in English
なんと嘉田知事も飛び入りして英語版「琵琶湖周航の歌」を歌う！光栄でした。 On Oct. 20, 2007 (Sat.), an event called Umizukuri Boat Festa 湖づくりボートフェスタ was held. It was a dragon boat and canoe race between Otsu (near Ishiyama) and Ogoto. After the race ended, a mini concert featuring cute kids playing the よし笛 reed flute (made from reeds in Biwako) was held in Ogoto (Opal) [...]
Emperor and Empress visit Shiga
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited Shiga Prefecture for the first time in 13 years during Nov. 10-13, 2007. The main reason was to attend the 27th Zenkoku Yutaka na Umizukuri Taikai (National Convention to Make Bountiful Oceans 第２７回全国豊かな海づくり大会) held in Otsu. On the first day, they visited a nursing home called Care Town Karasaki in [...]
Biwako Shimin Regatta
This coming Sunday, there will be a citizens’ regatta (rowing boat race) on Seta River near Seta Karahashi Bridge. It will be all day long from 9 am to 4 pm. Many rowing teams will race down the river for 250 meters. The 本部 (headquarters) will be on the east side of the river near [...]
Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD
I’m happy to announce that our Lake Biwa Rowing Song CD is finally on sale. We started selling the CD on June 16, 2007 in Imazu at the Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan song museum 琵琶湖周航の歌資料館. The Asahi Shimbun wrote about it in the June 17 issue: http://photoguide.jp/pix/albums/shiga/boatsong/news/488news20070617.jpg You can buy it at the [...]
Lake Biwa Cruise and choir contest
We had a fun time in Imazu during the weekend of June 16-17, 2007. On the 16th (Sat.), there was a 3-hour Lake Biwa Cruise to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Biwako Shuko no Uta. Jamie and Megan Thompson sang the English song in the chartered boat and also on Chikubushima. We also introduced [...]
琵琶湖周航の歌 英語版CD
待望の琵琶湖周航の歌 英語版CDが2007年6月16日に発売されました。定価800円。お陰さまで売れ行きが好調。 歌はジェイミーとメゲン・トンプソン姉妹（美しいハーモニー!!） 4曲収録：英語版（ピアノ伴奏、アカペラ）、日本語、ピアノ（カラオケ） 12ページのCDブックレットに英語版歌詞、日本語歌詞、歌の紹介（英語と日本語）、歌碑紹介、滋賀の英文概要 英語版の歌い方の手本や滋賀の物産として最高！海外の友人などにいいお土産。英語の勉強にも！ CDジャケットのデザインは「のぼる狭霧や さざなみの」というモチーフ 英語版作詞・CD制作：オノ・フィルバート CDは、滋賀県高島市今津町中沼1-5-7の琵琶湖周航の歌資料館で販売中。同資料館で通信販売もやっています。電話でも注文できます： 英語版CD注文: Tel/Fax: (0740) 22-2108 (休館日: 月曜、祝日の翌日。支払い方法は現金書留か為替。) 定価800円（税込み、送料別） 銀行振込を希望する方は、メールください: bid@photojpn.org 大量(30部以上)の注文は1割以上の割引もあります。学校での大量注文も割引あります。問い合わせはbid@photojpn.orgへ。（琵琶湖周航の歌資料館では割引できません。） 詳細は： http://photoguide.jp/txt/Biwako_Shuko_no_Uta
Event notice: Biwako Shuko no Uta choir contest
第１１回「琵琶湖周航の歌」音楽祭合唱コンクール 私が作成した「琵琶湖周航の歌」の英語版がまた公の場で歌われます。 歌の発祥地である滋賀県高島市今津町は、毎年の6月にこの歌の合唱コンクールを開催していて、今年はアメリカ人のJamie and Megan Thompson姉妹がゲストとして午後12:15に出場して英語版を歌う予定です。関西、近畿、北陸地方などの様々なコーラスが参加します。 そして、会場内で英語版CDも発売されます。 入場料は500円。コンクールは午前10時から始まるが、姉妹は何時ごろに出るかまだ分かりません。 分かりましたらまたお知らせします。 高島市民会館 滋賀県高島市今津町中沼１丁目３番地１ （JR湖西線近江今津駅から徒歩5分。駅構内に観光案内あり）TEL: 0740-22-1764 同時に今津町にある琵琶湖周航の歌資料館に英語版の写真展も開催されます。5月22日〜7月1日 （このお知らせを自由にメール、ブログなど転送・転載してもOK.) The 11th Biwako Shuko no Uta Choir Contest will be held on June 17, 2007 at Takashima, Shiga. Various choirs from the Kansai, Kinki, and Hokuriku regions will participate to sing two songs: Biwako Shuko no Uta and one other song. [...]
In Chunichi Shimbun
Today’s (June 5, 2007) Chunichi Shimbun (Biwako-ban page) ran an article about my photo exhibition in Imazu. http://photoguide.jp/pix/albums/shiga/boatsong/news/490news20070605chu.jpg http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/shiga/20070605/CK2007060502021591.html
Lake Biwa Rowing Song photo exhibition at Yokaichi
I have a Lake Biwa Rowing Song photo exhibition at Yokaichi Public Library (2nd floor gallery) until May 20. I will be at the gallery on Sat. the 12th from lunch time until maybe 2 pm or so. If you have time to visit, please come! There will be a CD player playing my CD. [...]
Int’l event in Okaya, Nagano
The city of Okaya in Nagano-ken held a major int’l event on March 4: http://www.oiea.jp/jpn/aboutus/other/15thanniversary.htm I participated by having a small exhibition about Biwako Shuko no Uta. The twin sisters who sang the song in Shiga could not attend, so I was delighted that the Okaya people found someone to sing the song in English [...]
Japanese speech contest by Shiga foreigners
On Feb. 25, 2007, a Japanese speech contest for foreigners in Shiga was held at the Viva City Hall in Minami-Hikone. Thirteeen non-Japanese from eight countries gave 6-min. speeches in Japanese to a full-house audience. One of the contestants was Jamie Thompson who is an ALT on the JET Program in Konan, Shiga. She happens [...]
Event notice: BNN Japanese speech contest by non-Japanese
To held on Feb. 25, 2007 at Hikone Viva City Hall, this is a Japanese speech contest by non-Japanese in Shiga. One of the contestants is Jamie Thompson, a JET ALT in Konan-shi. She is one of the twin sisters who sang my English version of 琵琶湖周航の歌 (Lake Biwa Rowing Song). http://photoguide.jp/txt/Biwako_Shuko_no_Uta Her speech will [...]
Visit to Okaya, Nagano
In January, I visited Okaya, Nagano and met with a few members of the int’l exchange association and introduced this English song. They were very interested because the song was written by Oguchi Taro 小口太郎 who was from Okaya. He’s famous in Okaya and there’s a statue of him in the city, at Lake Suwa [...]