Watch: Dylan Graves // Shinko, Japan

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Ditching his Weird Waves franchise for a moment, Dylan Graves returns to putting unique surf scenes under the microscope. When he calls Shinko, Japan, a "sci-fi looking surf scene" this Wollongong surfer struggles to see the fiction.

Still, Shinko is a curious little crossroads, largely due to the way swells interact with the bathy, throwing up D'bah-style peaks up and down the beach.

Between ramen and session at Shinko, Dylan lifts the lid on a peculiar surf scene - though in some ways it's also very familiar.

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memlasurf Monday, 16 Sep 2024 at 11:23am

Apres surf is quite a few levels above what I am acquainted with. Very Japanese.

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Island Bay Monday, 16 Sep 2024 at 12:19pm

Great spot. Wedges all along the beach.

Loved that video, and the scene there. I could post up all day in my old orange and brown beach chair, with coffee, whisk and clove ciggies.

Saiko desu!

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JH Monday, 16 Sep 2024 at 2:00pm

Just watched this lastnight, good watch

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mr mick Monday, 16 Sep 2024 at 4:45pm

Reminded me of Crescent Head carpark!

Fun looking surf, wonder if much localism, wouldn’t think so as long as manners are brought.

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mtp Monday, 16 Sep 2024 at 8:17pm

Loved it, refreshing level of stoke. No disrespect, looked like they were all discovering surfing. Mind you, have had one of those ‘mystery’ food bowls, could not finish it…..

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Seaweed Tuesday, 17 Sep 2024 at 11:13am

That was an excellent film and I hope everyone hits the subscribe button to help this guy to keep travelling and sharing.

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bdp Tuesday, 17 Sep 2024 at 3:17pm

Agree, Dylan keeps it respectful and fun without ego and no merch.

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bdp Tuesday, 17 Sep 2024 at 3:19pm

Last time I went past that coastline was a few months after the Tohoku earthquake and Tsunami in 2011 where it was pretty well ground zero so its amazing to see how well the area has rebounded.

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tip-top1 Wednesday, 18 Sep 2024 at 7:58pm

sweet vid, waves look great ,

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Roadkill Saturday, 21 Sep 2024 at 9:39am

It’s a fun wave, I surfed it a few times when I lived above and inland from Sendai. Tohoku is an amazing part of Japan.