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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.
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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 here
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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.jp
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Many boats are made in Italy.
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Right across the clubhouse is the Annex boat house.
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Club's boat dock. This narrow canal leads to Lake Biwa.
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Rowing exercise machines called "ergometers" or "ergo" or "indoor rower." In Japan, they call it "ergo." エルゴ
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The rowing lesson starts with an ergo workout.
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Carrying the boat.
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Sleek rudder and steering cables
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Rowing seat with moving seat on rails, fixed shoes, and outrigger for the oar.
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Carrying the boat to water.
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Inserting the oars into the outriggers.
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Ready to row on a "quad" sculling race boat. Each person rows with two oars.
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We now enter Lake Biwa.
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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.
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Oars keep the unstable boat stable.
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The oar handles overlap when you pull them. Often my hands bumped into each other.
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Shoes are fixed to a small, angled platform.
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Rowed all the way to Seta Karahashi Bridge and the shinkansen tracks. It was my first time rowing on a racing boat, and not too difficult even for a beginner.
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After a neat rowing trip, the boat is lifted out of the water.
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Rinsing the shell with fresh water.
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The boat is pencil-thin.
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Rinsing the oars.
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Entrance and road to the rowing clubhouse
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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
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