Giri and Ninjo: Japan’s Enduring Mystery
$3.99 / Member Price: $3.19
Log in to receive Member Pricing
Log In to Receive Your Member Discounts.
Get a magic link sent to your email that'll sign you in instantly.
Not a Member?
A reader-supported surf publication founded in 1992, The Surfer’s Journal is vivid, authoritative, and independent. The goal of each 132-page bimonthly edition? A completely resolved composition. Balance. Color. Story. And purist surf energy from Page One to close-of-book.
In addition to delivery direct to your door, you'll receive unlimited access to every article we've ever published and discounts on TSJ apparel, merchandise, accessories, and more.
Katsu Kawaminami, a Japanese surfer in Guam hitchhikes a ride from Guam to Japan with Tor Johnson. Since Katsu introduced Johnson to Japanese surfing, he had a fascination with Japan and learned the Japanese language. He returned to Japan in search of surf that is fickle from typhoon swell, but rewarding when it arrives. Story covers Japanese surf and culture such as wave pools, surf shops, food and localism.
