====== Japan Surfski ======
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**Minami-Izu Downwind OC1**
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===== Downwinds/Paddles =====
==== Marine ====
* **Amami ****Oshima (or simply "Amami") Island **World Heritage Site (Kagoshima Prefecture) approx. 200 miles south of mainland Japan midway between mainland Japan and Okinawa, relatively temperate water - rarely below 18 deg C (64.5 F) in winter, above 30 deg C (86 deg F) in summer
* [[https://youtu.be/KxB8D9zraGM|video]], [[https://youtu.be/IzTDx8iTTKo|Amanico downwind camp video]]
* **Nishikomi - Seisui** 21 km [[https://youtu.be/4fsYuFg1r4s|video]] A northwesterly wind blows during the winter months. This route runs in a channel at the southern end of Amami, between an island (Kakeromajima) and the main Amami island to its north.
* **Hayama ** [[https://youtu.be/YpBLU5_FkMU|video]]
* **Izu Peninsula**
* **Izu Atagawa to Yumigahama **35 km [[https://youtu.be/ikFiXNsrO3I|video]]
* **Minami-Izu (Nanzaki Run) ** [[https://vimeo.com/152941175|video]], [[https://youtu.be/fHoGAe0kLlE|video2]], [[https://youtu.be/JNCE2gZ443k|2024 OC, Va Champs]]
* **Yumigahama - …? ** [[https://vimeo.com/82068214|video]]
* **Kamakura (Zaimokuza Beach) - Miura (Wada-nahama) ** 19 km [[https://downwindable.com/kamakura-winter-run|Downwindable.com (distance wrong here?)]], [[https://vimeo.com/91367034|video]]
* **Manazuru to Enoshima** 36.66 km [[https://vimeo.com/113577358|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/manazuru-crossing|Downwindfun]]
* **Nagoya**
* **Shinmaiko Marine Park - Utsumi Beach** 26.6 km (course for the first Japan Surfski Championships 2008 - Oscar Chalupsky report)
* **Okinawa - Yoron Islands** (**O2Y**) 30 km (you want a safety boat for this run) [[https://www.totalsup.com/news/okinawa-o2y-summer-race-2024/|2024 SUP Race]]
* **Oura Beach - Kannonzaki Park **13 km [[https://youtu.be/K93W2kBSPt8|video]]
* **Sendai Area**
* **Shobutahama Beach ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpaSrr99Wgk|video]]
* **Shichigahama ** [[https://youtu.be/576ZjgxSSiQ|video]], [[https://youtu.be/Cp7pyFcjNcw|laps video]]
==== Surf ====
* **Amami Oshima ** [[https://youtu.be/sv4RNX5Dd6I|Swell laps video]]
* **Hayama ** [[https://youtu.be/AJD2qkUQHhs|video]]
* **Kamakura ** [[https://youtu.be/6Ta1JnjKZeM|video]]
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==== Lakes/Flatwater ====
* [[https://en.activityjapan.com/feature/canoeing-kayaking-stand-up-paddling/|Japan Paddle Guide]]
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===== Races =====
* [[https://www.canoe.or.jp/events/|Japan Canoe Federation Events]]
* [[https://www.vaajapan.com|Japan Va'a]] (look at race menu in the main website menu)
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2025 Japan Va'a Champs
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===== Dealers/Equipment =====
* [[https://www.aswater.jp/|Aswater]]
* [[https://www.epickayaks.jp/|Epic]]
* **NK **tighkey@pull-h2o.racing
* [[https://www.paddler2020.com/|Paddler]] OC, SUP, (Kai Wa'a surfskis??)
* [[https://www.outriggerzone.com/dealers/paddlerjapan/|Ozone dealer]]
* [[http://www.amanico.jp|Think]]
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===== Clubs =====
* [[https://www.amanico.jp/|Amanico Ocean Sports]] (Amami) has a paddling club (as well as their commercial guiding services, lessons, etc.) 395-2 Naze Oaza Asani, Amami, Kagoshima 894-0043, Japan - Asani Beach
* [[http://www.chigasakioutriggercanoeclub.jp/|Chigasaki Outrigger Club]] (even if they do not have surfskis - outriggers and SUPers can be a great resource of paddling and downwinding information)
* [[https://www.canoe.or.jp/|Japanese Canoe Federation]]
* [[https://jla-lifesaving.or.jp/en/|Japan Surf Lifesaving]]
* [[http://ohanahoe.outrigger.jp/|Ohana Hoe Outrigger Canoe Club]]
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===== Video =====
* [[https://www.youtube.com/@PADDLEROFFICIAL/videos|The Paddler Youtube Channel]] The Paddler/Kenny Kaneko mostly Outrigger & SUP videos
* [[https://www.youtube.com/@surfskiken/videos|Surfskiken Youtube Channel]] based in Amami Oshima
* [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuykg4We5c_ALqSZkwT9zjEFo_ktLaRoS|Surfski TV Asia Youtube Playlist]]
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===== Resources =====
* [[https://www.youtube.com/@Linkadv_amami/videos|Amami Oshima Nature Videos]]
* [[https://www.amanico.jp/|Amanico Ocean Sports]] Lessons, Downwind Camps, Outrigger Canoe & Surfski
* [[https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/125848?s=27&user_id=1555811&ref_device_id=d4e67a6e1ba2c34f&_branch_match_id=1059702658457201511&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT0zKS9LLTdX3zHeOTHR1di/3AADOqHfsGgAAAA==|Kamakura Ocean Paddling]]
* **Surfski.info**
* [[https://www.surfski.info/forum/2-announcements/18725-surfski-training-or-rentals-in-japan-anyone.html|Discussion 1]]
* [[https://www.surfski.info/forum/1-general/12664-beginner-in-sendai-japan.html?limitstart=0|Discussion 2]]
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**Kenny Kaneko in Hayama**