[anrakushi]

i don't know what you are used to when you go surfing.. but i surf a lot in colder months and the crowds are minimal. in japan there are plenty of people competing for the waves.. and if you are at the main beaches in wakayama for example then you ahve a lot of swimmers on the hot days as well. summer is the ebst time for surfing on the pacific side of japan, because of the typhoons bringing in the swell.