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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.280 views
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The oar handles overlap when you pull them. Often my hands bumped into each other.270 views
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The rowing lesson starts with an ergo workout.267 views
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Ready to row on a "quad" sculling race boat. Each person rows with two oars.194 viewsSorry for the small image.
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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.jp193 views
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Many boats are made in Italy.176 views
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After a neat rowing trip, the boat is lifted out of the water.175 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175 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 here174 views
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Rowing exercise machines called "ergometers" or "ergo" or "indoor rower." In Japan, they call it "ergo." エルゴ174 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.172 views
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Inserting the oars into the outriggers.161 views
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Entrance and road to the rowing clubhouse157 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.155 views
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Right across the clubhouse is the Annex boat house.148 views
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Rowing seat with moving seat on rails, fixed shoes, and outrigger for the oar.148 views
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Club's boat dock. This narrow canal leads to Lake Biwa.147 views
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We now enter Lake Biwa.141 views
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Sleek rudder and steering cables135 views
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Carrying the boat.131 views
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Oars keep the unstable boat stable.122 views
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Rinsing the oars.122 views
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Shoes are fixed to a small, angled platform.118 views
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Carrying the boat to water.116 views
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Rinsing the shell with fresh water.114 views
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The boat is pencil-thin.113 views
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