Rowing in Japan?
Paully
I was wondering how popular Rowing in Japan is, and where a decent amount
of clubs would be located, as well as any Universities that might have
rowing would be.
Thanks,
-Paul-...@UIowa.edu
-Iowa Novice
Benedict John Poulton
>
> I was wondering how popular Rowing in Japan is, and where a decent amount
> of clubs would be located, as well as any Universities that might have
> rowing would be.
>
I went to Tokyo 4 years ago to compete at "Henley Regatta Japan"
(an extremely well organised & enjoyable event, now extinct.)
The situation then was quite active - although it is mostly schools and
universities. The main universities all row (Nippon, Keio, can't
remember any other names) as do some companies (eq Mitsubishi).
The river in Tokyo (Sumida??) is not used as it is fast flowing and
rough in places, so all the activity is on the Olympic course ( but
they've walled of the last 500m for speed boat racing!!) I think that
the course is about 1 hour from the centre of town?
I'm sorry this is all a bit vague, but it definitely does exist.
The best mens crews are equivalent to good british college crews
(i.e. Nippon University made the semi's of the Temple Cup at Henley)
Have a good trip.
Ben/ic
suzanne eade
<bj...@doc.ic.ac.uk> wrote:
The Cambridge lightweights just went over to Japan for some sort of
regatta in April. According to the crew, rowing is still growing in
popularity and there are opportunities for a foreigner to row there. My
best advice to you would be to contact someone from the lightweights, or
even better, contact the Harvard Lightweight crew coach, Charlie Butt, who
spent two summers in Japan coaching for Sapporo University. You can get
the number for the boathouse through Harvard information (617) 495-5000.
If you do talk to him, tell him James Baker says hello from England and
good luck at the Sprints.
Good luck,
James Baker H'90
Yuichi Imani
<Pine.A32.3.91.950508...@black.weeg.uiowa.edu>, Paully
<peve...@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> wrote:
> It looks like, in my field of study, a trip to Japan will be necessary.
> I was wondering how popular Rowing in Japan is, and where a decent amount
> of clubs would be located, as well as any Universities that might have
> rowing would be.
now Japanese Rowing is a sport of popular sports.
There are many reggata from this month to October all over Japan.
May 20,21, the selection match for the World Rowing Championship will be
held in Olympic Memorial Course,Toda city beside of the Ara River, near
from Tokyo Metoropolitan Area.
This area is mecca of Japanese Rowing,where famouse teams gather .
Japanese Rowing Teams consist of Univesity or Colledge Teams,Highschool Teams,
Company Teams and Club Teams.
And Japan Amature Rowing Asodiation<J.A.R.A> organaizes all those teams,and
promote the reggatas.
I could advise you a decent team if you send to me the district where you
will visit of Japan.
Teams are spread out all over Japan, from nouthen japan to southen japan.
-Yuichi Imani-
-Nippon Denso Rowing Club-
Charles Ehrlich
suzanne eade <see...@cam.ac.uk> wrote:
[actually, this was not "Suzanne Eade" but James Baker - JamBake, have
someone teach you how to access on your own account! ;^)]
>The Cambridge lightweights just went over to Japan for some sort of
>regatta in April. According to the crew, rowing is still growing in
>popularity and there are opportunities for a foreigner to row there. My
>best advice to you would be to contact someone from the lightweights, or
>even better, contact the Harvard Lightweight crew coach, Charlie Butt, who
>spent two summers in Japan coaching for Sapporo University. You can get
>the number for the boathouse through Harvard information (617) 495-5000.
>If you do talk to him, tell him James Baker says hello from England and
>good luck at the Sprints.
>
>Good luck,
>
>James Baker H'90
Charlie told some amusing stories when he got back from Japan. Apparently,
in about 1980 (when Charlie was at Rutgers), the Harvard lightweights decided
to forgo Henley and take a trip to Japan instead. They entered the
_heavyweight_ national championships and won by a large margin. Charlie -
who had nothing to do with that crew - showed up in Japan a decade later
unable to speak Japanese. One of the things the Japanese understood him say
was that he was the coach of the Harvard Lightweights. They remembered the
Harvard Lightweights, and started following him around like a god! (Actually,
Charlie should be entering the pantheon of great American coaches pretty
soon, if he hasn't already).
Anyway, while he was in Japan - unable to speak the language - he learned
how to coach people who also didn't speak his language. When he returned to
the US after that summer, he forgot that we did speak English. So for
several weeks he was making strange noises and hand gestures at us. I don't
think I could begin to describe how amusing this was on the 'net.
Anyway, I second James' wishes for Charlie's squad!
Charles Ehrlich
Wolfson College (Oxford)
H '91