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Water sports in Japan: spots, wind and leaderboards

8,330 sessions in Japan in the last 12 months, recorded with Waterspeed. Average wind in the sessions 8 kn, most often from N. Top speed 37.1 kn (Sailing).

Sessions8,330
Riders338
Kilometres114,208
Top speed37.1 kn Sailing · 近江八幡市

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In this period

Sessions321
Riders100
Kilometres5,903
Hours on the water564
Spots66
Countries1
Average wind10 kn
Top speed35.9 kn Windsurf · 浜松市 · Nov 7

Top speed by sport

Windsurf35.9 kn浜松市 · Nov 7
Wing foil31.7 kn浜松市 · Nov 6
SUP14.8 knKamisu · Oct 21
Windfoil33.4 knYokosuka · Oct 28
Sailing23.1 knKamakura · Oct 19
Parawing32.6 knKyoto · Nov 2

Best session of each sport in the period. The full rankings are on the leaderboards. Open the leaderboards

Japan in the last 12 months

Sessions shared on the public Waterspeed leaderboard, placed on the town they were recorded in. Wind is the wind recorded in the sessions.

Sessions by month

  • Jan 26616
  • Feb 26564
  • Mar 26780
  • Apr 26739
  • May 261,144
  • Jun 26685
  • Jul 26868
  • Aug 261,116
  • Sep 26757
  • Oct 26854
  • Nov 26207

Sports

Wind from · Average wind 8 kn

  • N4,015
  • NE1,258
  • S1,192
  • SW641
  • W326
  • E310
  • NW305
  • SE277

Top speeds

Windsurf36.3 knShizuoka · March
Wing foil33.4 knUruma · February
SUP21.3 knFebruary
Windfoil34.9 knYonabaru · January
Sailing37.1 kn近江八幡市 · October
Parawing32.6 knKyoto · November

Best session of each sport. Names and full rankings are on the leaderboards. Open the leaderboards

Busiest spots in Japan

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Questions

When do people ride most in Japan?

In the last 12 months most sessions in Japan were in May, August, and July.

How windy is it in Japan?

In the sessions recorded there the average wind was 8 knots, most often from N.

What is the top speed in Japan?

37.1 knots, Sailing, in October (last 12 months).

Where do people ride in Japan?

The busiest spots in Japan in the last 12 months: Miura, Zushi, Kamakura, Yokosuka, and Fukutsu.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.