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.

Over the last few years, one can identify several Japanese-born pro surfers who bring various flavors and approaches to the ...

The South 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 birthplace of the country’s ...