This man is known as a godfather of Japanese surf culture: 78-year-old Teruo Adegawa. The Olympics coming to his doorstep to host its inaugural surfing competition was set to be a once in a lifetime ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Australian-born surfer Connor O’Leary said on Wednesday he had been selected for the Japan team for the Paris 2024 Olympics, after officially switching his allegiance to the country of his mother’s ...

July 20, ISUMI, Japan (Reuters) - Whenever Teruo Adegawa arrives at Taito Beach, other surfers recognize him right away. Dressed in a Hawaiian shirt and shorts, the 78-year-old steps out of his car, ...

TOKYO >> The sport of surfing is riding high as the world anticipates its Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Facilities and equipment that enable surfers to enjoy the sensation of catching a wave ...

The Miyazaki Surfing Association's head director Yoshihiro Nakamura, left, and professional surfer Mana Watanabe are seen promoting the completion of the surfing center in the city of Miyazaki on ...

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 ...