Aqua Plane

Japanese: アクアプレーン - あくあぷれーん
Aqua Plane

... In Japan, it seems that foreigners first did it at Lake Ashinoko in Hakone at the end of the Taisho era. However, this was an aquaplane with a tow rope tied directly to the skis, and the modern-day form was brought over by American soldiers in the 1950s. The Japan Water Ski Federation was formed in 1955, but it wasn't until the late 1960s that it really took off, and like other water sports, the number of enthusiasts increased, especially among young people.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "aquaplane" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 日本では大正の終わりごろ,箱根芦ノ湖で外人が行ったのが最初のようである。しかしこれはスキーに直接引綱を結びつけた〈アクアプレーンaquaplane〉と呼ばれるもので,今日のような形のものは,1950年代にアメリカ兵によってもたらされた。55年には日本水上スキー連盟が結成されているが,本格的な普及は60年代の後半からで,他の水のスポーツと同様に若者を中心として愛好者が増えた。…

※「アクアプレーン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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