On November 11th and 12th, cloudy to rainy weather and 0,5m waves, approximately 120 bodyboard athletes gathered at Tojo Kaigan, Kamogawa City, Chiba, for the Kamogawa Pro, the 4th and last stop of the official Japanese Bodyboard Tour.
The contest was organized by the JPBA Tour (Japan Professional Bodyboarding Association) along the Kamogawa Surfing Club, Wellness Sports Kamogawa and Japan Bodyboarding Industry Association, 
mixing professional and amateur athletes in six different divisions, including Open Men’s, Open Women’s and Dropknee.
In the ladies, the now 2x world champion Sari Ohhara kept the momentum after the recent world title and won the competition with a total score of 12,35 points, leaving Umika Yamashita in second, with 10,35 points and looking for a 7-point-ride to be able change the situation.
On the men’s side, Soichiro Kume scored a best of 7,55 and a back it up with a wave of 7,25 points, getting a total of 14,80 out of 20 points maximum. That left Yoshitada Kondo in second place, with 12,70 points and needing 8,20 to advance to first.
With a combined score of 13,50 points, Yukihisa Yamada came in first on the Dropknee division. Japan’s fellow Yoshiyuki Naganaga ended in second chasing 8 points to get the lead.
Women’s results
01. Sari Ohhara
02. Umika Yamashita
03. Yuka Nishimura
04. Sakura Abiko
2023 Japan Champion: Yuka Nishimura
Men’s results
01. Soichiro Kume
02. Yoshitada Kondo
03. Masao Aihara
04. Yuki Kato
2023 Japan Champion: Soichiro Kume
Dropknee results
01. Yukihisa Yamada
02. Yoshiyuki Naganaga
03. Keisuke Suzuki
04. Kenichiro Hirai
