Turns Out Japan is More Than Just Deep Powder

Everyone and their brother knows that Japan gets pounded every winter with heaps of beautiful powder, but not as many are familiar with just how glassy the waves can get in the Land of the Rising Sun during typhoon season.

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So, for those uninitiated, allow me to present 12 minutes of Aussie surf icon Tom Carroll enjoying some pristine, hollow barrels with the young Puerto Rican extraordinaire Hector Santamaria. It's a beautiful way to start the weekend.