Hello, everyone! I'm Natsuko Aso. Please call me "Nacchan"
Today, I am at Hinode-Cho, in Yokohama city, Kanagawa prefecture
Do you know "Stand up Paddle", being commonly known as SUP?
Right now, it's a very popular sport in Japan
Can you get the picture what kind of sport it is?
The hint is
this scenery
Can you find out?
Let's try SUP, a very popular sport currently in Japan
Sacchan was heading for the "Sakura piled pier" of Ohoka-gawa
flowing in Yokohama city to experience SUP
Sacchan asked Take-san who belongs to the Yohama SUP Club, about SUP
To begin with,
Where did SUP appear?
It all started in Hawaii
Yes, that it so. Stand Up Paddle, commonly called "SUP", a water sport born in Hawaii, and simply
you stand on a SUP board, and row it by useing a paddle
SUP is very popular now, isn't it?
What's the secret behind the popularity of SUP?
It can be started at ease and the reasonable price
Tools you need for SUP are just a surfboard and paddle
Only a surfboad and paddle!
Here in Yokohama area, we can enjoy SUP in Ohoka-gawa (river),
Also enjoy in rough sea,
a big lake, you name it
You can enjoy SUP everywhere
Anybody can do relatively easily
From young to relatively old people,
anybody can start to row SUP without much resistance
Whenever a surfboard and a paddle are available, you can start SUP
This easiness is one of the reasons why SUP is very popular
We seldom have an oppotunity of seeing the surrounding scenery on the water
The views on the river water is completely different from those of the shore
I often go to "Minato-Mirai", the view from above the water is totally different from the ground
Exactely! They are totally different from each other. Some men board a SUP board to go fishing
Going to fish by boarding this Sup board?
By SUP, you are able to go to places where you feel somehow difficult to visit far away
For example, a small area where it's difficult to reach by boat or ship
You can go everywhere by SUP
Let's learn how to board SUP
First of all, you have to adjust the length of paddle
What's the best length for me?
Stretching fully your dominent arm, hold the other end
Yes, this is an ideal length
By using the lower flat surface of a paddle
You have to row the SUP board on both sides of your body
Just insert the paddle into water, and just have to make a bow to the paddle
If you try to pull a paddle with only brachial power, you'll get easily tired
In this sense, the trunk of the body is particularly important
That's right. The paddle seems to be slightly longer for you, but it's no problem in water
Next to learn how to get on the surfboard
First, why not try kneeling! Get down on all fours!
Right and left, then, stand up!
Then, hold the paddle and
Let's paddle!
In such a way as to bow
Such a simple exercise could allow me to paddle in the river
Very easy
That's why SUP is very popular
The simplicity is the best appealing point of SUP
Everybody can manage easily and enjoy SUP in a short time
I'm not good at sports though
I can manage to do it in some way
You can do it easily, I think
Yes, let's go
Let's experience SUP in the river
This time, the place where Nacchan tries to experience SUP is Ohoka-river which is flowing in the city of Yokohama
From here Nacchan is heading for Yokohama MInato MIirai (future harbour in Yokohama) that is a very poppular sightseeing spot
To begin with, please kneel and get down on all fours!
At first, with one leg slowly planted on the surfboard, and then place both hands on the surfboard
From one leg
and get down on all fours
I'm handing over a paddle to you
Let's go!
I'll push the board a little bit
Had better hold a paddle at this position
Have a good day!
See you later!
Wait, this looks really stupid.
A slightly strange pose though, but let's start
Feeling good !
gentle breeze feels good
Until getting used to SUP, with getting down on all fours, you have to exercise rowing by using a paddle
I have slightly got used to rowing
You'd better row with a paddle as close to the board
With desparation in rowing, Nacchan went into her shell
Nacchan! you withdraw into your shell
Difficult!
When the board starts to dash forward while rowing strongly
You'd better hold slightly lower part of a paddle
Hold the lower part ? Slightly, lower
When you kneel down, the length of the paddle neccesarry to reach the water surface becomes shorter
Understood!
I forgot everthing except for rowing, and then went into my shell
You'd better focus on rowing when you can concentrate to yourself
I've completely forgotten that this film is to be broadcasted
Viewers can't understand what's going on, if I do not say anything.
Now, a bridge is coming in sight just in front of me
How tall is it?
We can just barely pass through under the bridge
I can't imagine what the scene under a bridge is like. Very interesting!
Nacchan who could have enjoy the scenery now says...
Can I stand on the board, Now ?
Could you stand up? What do you think? OK, why not try!
Nacchan who says she has poor athletic ability,
Can she stand up safely on the board?
A moment of tension
OK!
Like this?
Sure enough, the result is?
Could stand
I've done it!
I managed to stand up
It's very simple to stand on the SUP board, even for Nacchan
From now onward, let's enjoy SUP for real
I can slightly enjoy SUP with composure
I have some leeway to see the surrounding scenery, pretty flowers
This time is a blue bridge
The bridge I am to pass through with standing on the SUP board
If you can afford to look in the water, you may see some fish
Yes, they are
They are perches
But,the impression that Nacchan saw the fish is
Oh, I'm very hungry!!
You're already hungry!
In spite of eating a big breakfast
I thought SUP would be an elegant sport before trying it
It's rather than fairy sport-minded exercise
When you get used to this,
You gradually show a smile
A big smile has come back on my face
I'm frantic not to flop into the water, gain headway, and go straight
Ten minitues after departure, Nacchan got used to manipulating the paddle
and then she looks at the surrounding scenery
and enjoys peachful and a relaxing time
How wonderful!
Please do your best at work!
Have a nice day!
You'll be happy all day today
Thirty minutes after start, the scenery of "Minato Mirai" comes in sight
The Yokohama's Landmaster is coming in sight in front of Nacchan
Great!
At last, they've arrived at the front of the Minato Mirai
Here is the most open area!
Minato-Mirai is something like this
Splendid! I can enjoy tremendously open feeling
About 40 minitues after start, they've arrived at Minato Mirai which is the most popular spot in Yokohama
The scenery from the water is really beautiful without any obstacles
At last, I managed to reach the goal of our short trip by SUP
The splendid scenery, which wishes to be called as "The Yokohama",
has widely spread on my back
When we look at this scenery from the water level,
which is slightly lower than that of the ground level,
we can enjoy totally different views of the urban city
By the way, we have to return to the departure place
That's pretty hard
I wish to show you my charming smile during this short trip on TV, however
At first, I'll have a tired face on.
If you try this, you can easily understand what I said
To be honest, however, there is a lot of fun in SUP
The scenery is changing continuously
Why not stop complaining any more, please return to the departuring spot while enjoying a beautiful scenery
Because SUP can train the trunk of the body
it comes to be more and more popular, in particular, among women
Nacchan has arrived the starting pier sefely
Thank you for your hard work
I have worked out a good sweat
I feel very refreshed
Comfortable due to a fine weather,
no wind and the good condition of wave
Today is one of the best condition for SUP
I was raised in Tokyo, so
I often come to Yokohama
but today, I could enjoy another aspect of Yokohama
With rowing a boat, we can enjoy the sightseeinng of Yokohama
You can peep in totally different aspects (sceneries) from an ordinary sightseeing trip,
for example, looking up the back side of a bridge and various aspects of the unfamiliar urban city
There is a variety of excitement at important points
People also have different sensitivities toward attractive objects in the city
It might be attractive for the would-be tourists to cruise the urban charm by SUP
Agree! When I waved my hand from water level toward people walking on the bridge they would wave back to me
What's the phenomenon of that?
A sort of unexpected interaction of people seems to happen
It's also very enjoyable to walk around on foot
Sightseeing by SUP seems to provide us with new Urban sightseeing choices.
All over Japan,there are lots of fascinating places for foreigners from season to season,
Explore new attractive places, activities, traditional cultures etc. of Japan including, of course SUP's trip
Thank you so much for today. Try it out, everybody!
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