Hi
I doubt very many of you are interested, but if you are, I will start to progressively list OWS races/events that are held in Japan.
I am an Australian, living/working in Tokyo, and last year I started competing in OWS events in Japan. None of the information about OWS in Japan is written in English (only Japanese). If you're interested in OWS events in Japan (and Asia) let me know. Will be happy to help you out with info and language assistance (as most will require some Japanese language skills).
Here are some events which I have translated, which are already taking entries for 2011. There are lots more to come but are yet to be officially announced. Prices are in yen, and correspond respectively to the swim distance. As more events get listed, I will post them in this thread.
12 June / 2nd Minami Izu Yumigahama swim race / Yumigahama beach (Izu peninsula)
400m/1km/2km
cost: 2000/5000/60000
10 July / 17th Atami beach swim
Atami beach
400m/800m/3.2km
cost: 2000/4000/8000
24 July / 6th Aichi South swim / Aichi prefecture
400m/1km/3km
cost: 2000/5000/8000
4 Sep / 5th Minami Bosou swim race / Chiba prefecture
400m/1km/3km
cost: 2000/5000/8000
Let me know if you're interested in OWS in Japan.
So glad to hear that you are okay, although of course, it's still a tenuous situation there. I just met a family who moved here to live with relatives because they had concerns about their children being in Tokyo right now. I imagine it is a very scary time.
Thank you for the tip on your blog. I will add it to my list of ones I read for my Japanistic website. (I have an e-commerce site that specializes in products from Japan and we have been following events closely on our blog. It's good to be able to hear from people who are actually there. In case you're interested, it's japanistic.com)
And yes, the Murakami book is DEFINITELY worth a read. He's my absolute favorite.
And in the humor category, there is actually a bread shoe dance, somewhere on youtube, that is hilarious. Worth trying to find.
Again, thank you for letting us know that you are safe. We continue to keep the people of Japan in our thoughts and hearts. Be well,
Sydne
So glad to hear that you are okay, although of course, it's still a tenuous situation there. I just met a family who moved here to live with relatives because they had concerns about their children being in Tokyo right now. I imagine it is a very scary time.
Thank you for the tip on your blog. I will add it to my list of ones I read for my Japanistic website. (I have an e-commerce site that specializes in products from Japan and we have been following events closely on our blog. It's good to be able to hear from people who are actually there. In case you're interested, it's japanistic.com)
And yes, the Murakami book is DEFINITELY worth a read. He's my absolute favorite.
And in the humor category, there is actually a bread shoe dance, somewhere on youtube, that is hilarious. Worth trying to find.
Again, thank you for letting us know that you are safe. We continue to keep the people of Japan in our thoughts and hearts. Be well,
Sydne
