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 [...]
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Seta Rowing Club
ボート体験教室 This past Sunday, I visited the Seta Rowing Club 瀬田漕艇倶楽部 near the Lake Biwa Rowing Course 琵琶湖漕艇場. They offer a 2-hour rowing lesson every Sunday during non-winter months. First they show you a video about rowing. Then they teach you how to use the rowing machine called “ergo.” Then we boarded a sleek race [...]