Find your way to Route 10, the biggest highway on the eastern coast of Kyushu and follow the signs to Hyuga, a small city just south of Nobeoka and about two hours north of Miyazaki city. Just south of the turn off for downtown Hyuga you will see a sign for Okuragahama beach. Turn, park, surf!
Okuragahama is a dream-spot. The beach front is extremely long, clean and totally unspoiled. On most days there is a fun point-break that is great for beginners and experts alike. Its also got enclosed showers which is always nice.
Miyazaki country love
Couldn t agree with you more LA! I haven t spent too much time surfing up Hyuga way but Im currently living about an hour and a half south of there on the northern edge of Miyazaki City. Great place to be, so much consistent swell and the friendliest local I ve ever seen anywhere. It s like living in something out of the distant past when you come from Cali!
comment by LA, 2007-02-11 08:13:29
great memories
I surfed Okuragahama about 3 to 4 times a week when I lived in Nobeoka from 95 to 2000. I really miss the place and the people. Yasu at Blast surf shop even shaped a 9'6' PWS for me I rode the last two years I was there. I still ride it on occassion and have had a few people ask me about it at Bolsa Chica and the HB Cliffs. Okuragahama really comes alive on a Typhoon swell. But when it shuts down the place to go is Hozei, near the Culture Center deep in Hyuga Bay. Locals are not to freindly because it does not break that often. Nobeoka also has some good waves at the Gokasei River mouth at a spot called Hosai. A little further north in Kitaura is point-beach break called Shima-no-Aso that works on a Typhoon swell when everywhere else is out of controll. All these spots are well known in Miyazaki-ken and the rest of Japan with lots of Kengaihito showing up anytime there is a swell, so I am not giving away any secrets. Japanese peopele in general and Japanese surfers in praticular are the friendliest and most generous people in the world. I really enjoyed talking to all the people in the line up and the positive vibe I experieinced while surfing. It is something I miss to this day. I can not think of a better place in Japan than northern Miyazaki-ken for a surfer to live.
comment by So-Pan, 2007-02-01 12:20:48
This isn't a world class wave as the profile suggests. The WQS stopped here last year though. It is the most popular and crowded place in Hyuga cuz of the easy access and amenities. The best peaks occur between the jetty and the first river mouth. Line yourself up with the towers and you can ride a bunch of right and left peaks. The better lefts break from further out. Japan has a lot to learn about surf etiquette but the stretch of beach is huge and waves break for a couple of Kms. All in all, this is a really fun forgiving beach break.
comment by Anonymous, 2007-06-16 14:25:20