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Well-wishers look on as rowers embark for the race taking place at the same venue where the rowing competition was held at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

Finish line end of the 2000-meter Toda Boat Course.

End of the Toda Boat Course, near the 2000-meter finish line.

Housing for visiting rowing teams whose school flags are displayed.

Boat landing near finish line.

Hosei Univ. cheering section on the first day (Aug. 24, 2006) of the 33rd All-Japan Intercollegiate Rowing Championships.

第33回全日本大学選手権大会・第46回オックスフォード盾レガッタ

Numerous college and corporate rowing clubs have dormitories along the boat course.

Notice board for the race schedule and results.

View from the spectator stand, near the finish line.

Rowers reach the finish line after 2,000 meters.

The surroundings are not very scenic, and the water is not so clean.

Kyoto Univ.

Preliminary heats were held on the first day.

Coach with megaphone

Kyoto Univ.

Exhausted rowers at finish line.

Winners of the preliminary heats advanced to the semi-finals held on the 3rd day (Aug. 26).

The race course is filled with boats on the side practicing or rowing to the starting line.

The Toda Boat Course is a perfectly straight body of fresh water stretching over 2000 meters.

Kobe Univ. women rowers

Shiga Univ. cox at Toda Boat Course

Shiga University women rowers

Shiga Univ. banners

Only one bridge (for pedestrians only) spans over the course at the 500-meter line.

Whenever a race is proceeding, the boats in the side lane keep still.

You can walk along the boat course only on one side (on the right as pictured here).

View from bridge looking toward the finish line.

The Toda Motor Boat Race Arena is where the starting line is.

Cheering section on bicycles.

Practicing during no races.

Every evening during March 1-14, Todaiji temple priests carry torches on the balcony of Nigatsu-do Hall. Sparks falling from the torches bring good health. Todaiji temple 二月堂

Bridge fence

Large crowd behind us. Tripods are not allowed.

The torch is positioned at the corners. It is totally dark when the torches are lit.

The priest runs while spinning the torch on the balcony. Also see the video at YouTube.

Only 10 torches are lit. Most photos show a time-lapse shot which lights up the entire hall. Tripod required though, and you need to be a press photographer.

Starting line: ATTENTION!

The torch walk ends in 20 min. Police and firemen are present.

GO!

Starting line staff must have strong back muscles.

Nihon Univ. in foreground and Kyoto Univ. in background

Nihon Univ. takes the lead at 500-meter line.

Kyoto Univ.

京都大学　男子８

Starting line

Toda Park fence

The Toda Boat Course was used for the rowing competition at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.

Final day (Aug. 27) for the finals. Much more crowded than the first day.

Waseda Univ. cheering section.

Chuo Univ. cheering section sees off their 8-man rowing team.

Cheering/coaching horde on bicycles.

8-man rowing

Kyoto Univ. practicing

Start of 8-man race

8-man race for 5th to 8th place 男子８+順位決定

Kyoto Univ.

Kyoto University 京都大学

Kyoto Univ.'s Dark Blue Blades (came in 5th place)

Start of 8-man final race 男子８+決勝のスタート

Nihon University takes the lead (later wins the race) 日本大学

Waseda University (came in 3rd) 早稲田大学３位

Chuo University (came in 4th) 中央大学4位

The race was won by Nihon Univ. who also won the overall title.

Kyoto Univ. rowing club and alumni sing Biwako Shuko no Uta (Lake Biwa Rowing Song) at their celebration party.

A World Heritage Site and one of Japan's most famous temples, Todaiji houses Japan's largest statue of the Buddha, a National Treasure. Temple was established about 1,200 years ago.

Path to Todaiji

Gate god

Todaiji Temple, Nara

Todaiji Temple

The Great Buddha in Nara.

Great Buddha, Todaiji Temple, Nara

Great Buddha

Japan's largest Buddha statue in Todaiji. National Treasure.

Rear view

Scale model of the old Todaiji Temple.

Crawl through a pillar

Former JR Nara Station is used as a tourist facility.

Inside former Nara Station.

Sento-kun mascot

JR Nara Station

Train platform at Komaba Todaimae Station on the Inokashira Line.

Main gate of University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus. I had visited Kyoto University, so I thought I'd better visit Todai too. 正門

Building 1 at University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus. The most distinguished-looking building on campus. Looks like the Yasuda Auditorium on the Hongo Campus. 1号館

Map of the Komaba I campus. Most of the buildings are just numbered. They are not named after someone like at American universities.

Behind Building 1. I focused on the remnants of the old university and photographed the more traditional buildings on campus.

Above the arch is the crest of the old university called Daiichi High School (Ichiko). 旧制第一高等学校

About the old crest.

Manhole with the old Daiichi High School design. This is also behind Building 1. University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus. 旧制第一高等学校

Another traditional-looking building is this Building 101. Univ.of Tokyo, Komaba Campus

Komaba Museum is open to the public. Free admission. This was the former university library.

Looking very similar to the Komaba Museum on the opposite side is this former Lecture Theater.

Monument for the old student dormitory that was here.

Relief of Frederick William Strange near the athletic field. He came to Japan in 1875 as an English teacher at Daiichi High School and started outdoor games which morphed into Japan's undokai sports meets.

Next to the Komaba Faculty House is this pair of statues not on any campus map.

On the left is a statue of Jean-Baptiste Arthur Arrivet, a Frenchman who came to Japan in 1877 to teach French and Latin at the old Ichiko. On the right is Friedrich Putzier, a German teacher who came to Japan in 1884.