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Surfin’ Japan Continued…

Even though Japan is a relatively small country in comparison to Australia, there are many places you can go surfing. You can find some great surf spots in Chiba, Shonan, Shizuoka, Wakayama, Kyushu (Miyazaki), Okinawa and Hokkaido (if you don’t mind the cold).  

Tips to surfing in Japan

Rent a car with English Navi, bring a good map in case Navi doesn’t work, bring own board if possible and own water, learn some Japanese surf words (wave = nami). Most important - don’t drop in on the locals.

I thought I’d leave the best till last - ME!

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Have you ever thought about surfing in Japan?!

Well…..why not check out the photos below and see if you are interested…

There is a place in Southern Japan, on the Island of Kyushu, called Miyazaki, or to the local foreigners who have ended up in this small paradise ‘The Zak’. Before the Gold Coast, Bali and Hawaii, this was once the honeymoon destination for Japanese newlyweds. While boasting beautiful scenery, it is also famous for ‘Chicken Nanban’ - Deep fried chicken, eighty dollar a pop mangoes and is one of the surfing meccas of Japan. It has even had the pleasure of welcoming pro surfer Kelly Slater!!

Like all great surf articles, I can not reveal where these photos were taken, but please enjoy the ride…… 

To be continued……..

From here we head some to Takachiho, located in Miyazaki prefecture.

Takachiho has a beautiful gorge where you can do some short walks and row a cute boat along the bottom of the gorge. It is not a big area but very quaint.

Next stop was Mt Aso

Now this is a remote area with very few buses running to the lookout and no English signs. For the first time ever, we hitchhiked up as we had to wait 2 hours for the next bus!! Luckily for us a grandma and grandpa couple picked us up in their flash sedan and even though we could barely communicate we were treated so kindly with continuous supplies of chocolates and hot chips being passed over the back seat! Only in Japan……If the weather is not good, then you can not take the ropeway to the top and not much can been seen – this happened to us. But friends who have also visited Mt Aso were in luck and raved about the walks and views from the top.