Like it or not, wavepools are the future of surfing. Unless climate change irreversibly alters traditional, ocean surfing as we know it, wavepools will likely remain a supplemental alternative for ...

ON THE SHONAN COAST, Japan — In summer, the action gets going at four in the morning. Men and women in black wetsuits begin to appear, lugging their boards on foot or tucked into special bike racks.

ENOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Surfing makes its Olympic debut next year at Chiba’s Ichinomiya beach but for many Japanese it is the Shonan coast, 50 kilometers south of Tokyo, that is regarded as the ...

The North Japan surf guide downloads provide complete overviews and 7-day forecasts for surfing travel areas around the world. Use a Surfline surf guide to know the spots, insights and surf before you ...

Just over three weeks away from the long awaited pandemic delayed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, surf is on the horizon as the celebrated island sport will make its debut in the summer games with a party of ...

In 2011, Japan was rocked by a 9.0 undersea earthquake and resulting tsunami. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and the waves it generated spanned up to 30-feet high before ...

If asked to list some popular surf destinations, you’d probably name a few of the following: Hawaii, California, Mexico, Australia—far-flung tropical places whose very mention conjures images of wild ...

ENOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Surfing makes its Olympic debut next year at Chiba’s Ichinomiya beach but for many Japanese it is the Shonan coast, 50 kilometres south of Tokyo, that is regarded as the ...