Shidashita has a high standard of surfing; many of Japan's best surfers are Shida Locals. Typhoon season, July to November, can get good windswell at other times of the year.

KATSUURA, Chiba Prefecture—The Katsuura Big Hina Matsuri is under way here, dazzling tourists with massive displays of around 10,000 “hina” dolls donated from across Japan. The dolls will be ...