I finally made it back to transition yesterday and, in a culmination of a 2 year saga, on a surfskate. Photos and comment.
Category: Skateboarding
Instant Skate Shop
Tucked just below the compact Miyashita Park Skatepark and only a few pushes from the iconic Scramble Crossing is the Instant Skateboard Shop in Shibuya, Tokyo. Instant has been a cornerstone of Japan’s skate scene since 1995, so they know what skaters need and there’s a great range of street and park hardware, accessories and […]
Elephant’s Graveyard
The BookOff Super Bazaar is a giant second-hand superstore in Minami Funabashi, about 45 minutes train ride from Tokyo. Amongst the surfboards there are many hidden treasures to be discovered, but like the elephant’s graveyard in The Lion King – danger too!
Miyashita Park
Miyashita Park Skatepark, a short walk from the famous Shibuya Scramble Crossing is a postage-stamp sized facility for Tokyo skaters looking to ride some convenient transition. There’s most obvious feature is this snake run which has both roll-in lips and some that are sharper, though they’re not very suitable for grinding, and a section that’s […]
Surfskate Test
Tokyo’s Ariake Sunday Session crew raided the city’s board shops for surfskates and tried them out in their usual spot; here’s what they found. In English and Japanese, with subtitles. Thanks to our board suppliers in Tokyo, Do.s Snowboard Shop and High Side Board Shop. Complete boards and components were Landyachtz Surflife Dark Wave – […]