 Most viewed - Seta Rowing Club 瀬田漕艇倶楽部 |
Seta Rowing Club's 2-story clubhouse located in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture. The club is a registered NPO. The club is named after Seta River at the southern tip of Lake Biwa. Regattas are also held on the river, Lake Biwa's sole outflowing river.275 views
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The oar handles overlap when you pull them. Often my hands bumped into each other.265 views
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The rowing lesson starts with an ergo workout.261 views
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Oars and boats stored on the bottom floor. The club offers 2-hour rowing lessons on Sundays during May to Nov. Address: 6-1 Ogaya, Otsu, Shiga 520-2144 Japan. Phone/Fax: 077-545-9961, Email: info@setarc.jp189 views
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Ready to row on a "quad" sculling race boat. Each person rows with two oars.188 viewsSorry for the small image.
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Many boats are made in Italy.171 views
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Near the rowing club is the Lake Biwa Rowing Course where regattas are held. 滋賀県立琵琶湖漕艇場171 views
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After a neat rowing trip, the boat is lifted out of the water.170 views
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Rowing exercise machines called "ergometers" or "ergo" or "indoor rower." In Japan, they call it "ergo." エルゴ168 viewsThe machine measures the energy you expend rowing. Also measures how fast and far you rowed if you were on water. They even have ergo rowing contests which is a sport itself.
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Rowed all the way to Seta Karahashi Bridge and the shinkansen tracks. It was my first time rowing on a competitive rowing boat, and not too difficult even for a beginner.168 views
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Seta Rowing Club's clubhouse. Boats are stored on the bottom floor, while the 2nd floor has office space, ergo machines, meeting room, locker room, etc. Web site here167 views
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Inserting the oars into the outriggers.154 views
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Entrance and road to the rowing clubhouse152 views
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Lake Biwa Rowing Course operated by Shiga Prefecture for major rowing regattas. It is near the head of Seta River, and very near Seta Rowing Club.148 views
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Club's boat dock. This narrow canal leads to Lake Biwa.143 views
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Right across the clubhouse is the Annex boat house.142 views
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Rowing seat with moving seat on rails, fixed shoes, and outrigger for the oar.142 views
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We now enter Lake Biwa.137 views
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Sleek rudder and steering cables129 views
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Carrying the boat.127 views
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Oars keep the unstable boat stable.118 views
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Rinsing the oars.115 views
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Shoes are fixed to a small, angled platform.113 views
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Carrying the boat to water.112 views
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Rinsing the shell with fresh water.108 views
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The boat is pencil-thin.107 views
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