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Minami-Izu Downwind OC1


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
    • Nishikomi - Seisui 21 km 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 video
  • Izu Peninsula
  • Kamakura (Zaimokuza Beach) - Miura (Wada-nahama) 19 km Downwindable.com (distance wrong here?), video
  • Manazuru to Enoshima 36.66 km video, 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) 2024 SUP Race
  • Oura Beach - Kannonzaki Park 13 km video
  • Sendai Area

Surf

Lakes/Flatwater


Races

2025 Japan Va'a Champs


Dealers/Equipment


Clubs


Video


Resources


Kenny Kaneko in Hayama