Subject: eureka traditional japanese sawanobori
Date: May 31, 2004 @ 14:01
Author: acroorca2002 ("acroorca2002" <orc@...>)
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have been seeking this confirmation for at least 10 years
yesss
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Outdoors/3063/mitani.htm
http://www.sam.hi-ho.ne.jp/hi-nishi/sawanobori.html
thanx to alternative spelling

so it looks to be mainly or all about climbing cataracts

yet sometimes apparently includes fishing
http://www2g.biglobe.ne.jp/~lilimaru/eng/e_nikki.htm
yikes


i believe schultheis however spelled it sawanabori & suggested
reaching the source was essential to the sport or ritual
performance or whatever it is

so perhaps there are several things going on here


todays thames sourcing adventure has gotten pushed back to
late afternoon at the earliest but is still looking real