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Japansurf Links

A lot of Japanese surfing related websites can be found on the net, showing just how much the Japanese love their surfing. Most of the websites listed here are in Japanese, although some do have englsh translations. Check em' out below - some of them are really interesting!

Let us know of any sites you think should be listed here and we'll put them up for you. Likewise, if you find any dead links, pop us off an email and we'll take it off the list. Thanks!

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  • WETSUITS
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Surf Shops in Japan

Due to the explosive growth of Surfing in Japan, hundreds of Surfshops have opened up all over the country. Below is a small list of shops in Japan that have a website up and running... Please remember that most, if not all of the shops have pages in Japanese only.

AustSurfShop
Handshaped Custom Boards, Surf Travel, Professional Coaching, Industry Techonological Developments.
http://www.austsurfshop.com
Rockslide Surf Shop
http://www.rockslide.co.jp/
Candy Noosa Surf Shop
http://www.candynoosa.co.jp/
Brooks Surf Garage
http://www.bsgsurf.com
Oshmans Surf Shops
http://www.oshmans.co.jp/
Goddess Surf Shop
http://www.goddess.co.jp/
Sunset Town Surf Shop
http://www.sunsettown.com/
Minami Sports
http://www.minami.co.jp/
Murasaki Sports
http://www.murasaki.co.jp/
ASP Tany Surf Shop
http://www.asp-tany.com/
Three Waves 136 Surf Shop
http://www.3waves.com/
Scramble Surf
http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~scramble/
Equip Surf Shop
http://www.equip.co.jp
The Harlem Surf Shop
http://www.theharlemsurf.com
Wedge Surf Shop
http://www.surfwedge.com

Surfing Organisations

Japan loves it's corporate culture, and there are a lot of surfing companies and organizations based in Japan. Here's just a few of them.

ASP Japan Tour
http://www.aspjapantour.com/
Surfin Life Magazine (and a whole lot of others..)
Sold at all good establishments around the place.
http://www.mpcy.co.jp/
Nippon Surfing Association
http://www.nsa-surf.org/
Japan Professional Surfing Association
http://www.jpsa.com/
Tokushima Surfing Association
http://childa.com/tsa/
Surfrider Japan
http://www.surfrider.gr.jp/
Fine Magazine
http://www.fine-wave.com/

Surfboard Makers

Custom order your next board from one of these fine surfboard makers.

CHP Surfboards
Makers of fine surfboards.
http://www.chp.co.jp/
Pacific Surf Craft
http://www.psc-longboard.com
Keahana Surfboards
http://www.keahana.com/
DropOut Surfboards
http://www.dropoutsurfboards.com
Aloha Surfboards Japan
http://www.aloha-japan.co.jp
Justice Surfboards
http://www.justicesurfboard.com/

Professional Surfers in Japan

The rise of Professional Japanese surfers among the world rankings has been a slow but steady process. Although yet to claim a world championship in surfing, Japan has some fine young talent brewing in the cauldron and it is only a matter of time before we see a Japanese surfer in the top five.

JPSA Pro Rankings
http://www.jpsa.com/ranking.php
Shuichiro Ishida
http://www.shu2.net/
Dave Yamaya
Pro Longboarder
http://daveyamaya.com

 

Wetsuits

Some say that Japanese wetsuits are some of the most comfortable in the world..

Maxim Wetsuits
http://www.maxim-craft.com/
Cybershield Wetsuits
http://www.cybersuits.co.jp
e5star wetsuits
http://www.e5star.jp
Riga International
Sellers of Wetsuits and all things rubbery.
http://www.riga.co.jp/
Jetz Wetsuits
http://www.jsfactory.com
Dove Surfing Wetsuits (no.. not the soap!)
http://www.dovewet.com/
Zero Wetsuits
http://www.menehune.on.arena.ne.jp/wet/zerocatalog.htm
Tutto Wetsuits
http://www.tutto.jp/
Noise Wetsuits
http://www.noisewetsuits.com/
Breakerout Wetsuits
http://breakerout.com/

XCEL Wetsuits Japan
http://www.riga.co.jp/index.htm

Other Website Links

And then there's the others....

Hata Surf Dojo Surfing School
http://hatasurfdojo.com/
Go Naminori!
http://www.go-naminori.com
Typhoon Surf Tours
http://www.typhoonsurftours.com
Champion Visions (Video)
http://championvisions.com/
All about Niijima..
http://www.niijima.com/
ASP Tany Surfing Lessons
http://www.asp-tany.com/school/course.html
Nippon Foundation (Ecology)
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp
Sunrise Surf Tours
http://www.srw.co.jp

Surf Camera Links

The are many web cameras all over Japan now focused on some of the best surf in the country. Here's a small sample of some you can check. This list will be updated as new ones become known. If you've know of one not listed here, let us know!!

1173 - ii nami
Updated surf pics from Shonan area.

BCM Surf Patrol
Surf cameras all over the place.

i-92 Surf Reports
Japan-wide surf reports

Isonoura, Wakayama
Photo blog updated daily.

Kujukuri Surf Camera
Web Cam pointed at Kujukuri Beach - Chiba

ii Nami Surf Cameras
Various surf cams around the place.

NamiAru
Wave info and Weather News

Niijima Daily Surf Report
Pictures from Niijima

Shonan Surfers Paradise
Shonan Wave Pics. Updated Daily.

Wave Hunters Japan
Links and info for the Chiba areas.