Kaji Aso Traveled many of the Worlds Largest Rivers
Why I love River by Kaji Aso
I am often asked by people, "Why do you do river trip?" I do not have an exact answer for them. I cannot quite explain it, because there is no particular purpose. If someone were explaining about mountain climbing,
the goal would be to reach to the top. If it were boxing, it would be to hit the other person as much as one could until the other is knocked out. With river trip perhaps the purpose is to go down a river from beginning to end without stopping. Still there are many ways to travel a river, and there is no way to say which is more perfect. In fact there is no winning or being defeated, unless you die.
River trip is not a game, even if it is a sport.
The purpose of river trip is that a person who loves river goes down the river while dipping the body
into the water, and traveling down while being rocked by waves.