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Kids hit the waves in Chiba beach town-turned-surfing mecca

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Not enough money in pro surfing nowadays,unless through YouTube.

That bird has flown.

Was overcrowded enough around there 25 years ago.Even down here, it's unsustainable and downright dangerous in the lineup.

Biting my tongue about faddish pushy parents giving their poor kids surfy names...

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When the coronavirus pandemic struck, and restrictions on people's movements made it difficult to travel to the ocean, Kei decided to permanently move to Ichinomiya from Tokyo's Sumida Ward in January 2021.

What? I've been here the whole time, and there were definitely no such restrictions. I AirBnb'd in Ichinomiya in both summesr of 2020 and 2021. Need to stop this sort of dishonest journalism.

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"Surfing has high educational value, such as teaching (kids) how to give way to each other on the waves and the importance of cleaning up the beach,"

This idealistic scenario simply does not happen in California, or at any other American surfing beach-break...

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"fast becoming a surfing mecca"??

The area's been a "surfing mecca" for years....

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