Great Crossing of Ise Bay - Isewanoudanouwatari

Japanese: 伊勢湾横断大渡り - いせわんおうだんおおわたり
Great Crossing of Ise Bay - Isewanoudanouwatari

...Long-distance swimming, called Encho (Shinden-ryu), Tooyogi (Shinden-ryu, Kawai-ryu, etc.), Nagaoyogi (Nojima-ryu), and other styles of Japanese swimming have been practiced since ancient times, but there are no accurate records. The great crossing of Ise Bay in 1856 (Ansei 3) is recorded in documents. After the Meiji period, swimming was incorporated into school physical education, and training camps were built on the beach for each school. Also, when the army and navy began to research practical swimming styles, swimming became popular, and is still practiced in various forms today. ...

*Some of the terms used in reference to the "Ise Bay Crossing" are explained below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…古くから日本泳法の各流派において遠潮(えんちよう)(神伝流),遠遊(とおおよぎ)(神伝流,河井流など),長泳(ながおよぎ)(能島流)などといって遠距離水泳が行われたようであるが,正確な記録はない。1856年(安政3)の伊勢湾横断大渡りが文献に記録されている。明治以降,水泳が学校体育にとり入れられ,各学校の合宿所が海浜につくられたり,また陸軍や海軍が実用的な泳法を研究するようになってから盛んとなり,現在でもさまざまな形で行われている。…

※「伊勢湾横断大渡り」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。

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