Best Kitespots in Japan

49 spots · Asia

Best for kiting in October and from December to April, with 53 to 60 % kite days. Water 16 to 25 °C.

Median of 41 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 49 spots
Median kite days: 51 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 21 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Habushi; 69 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Japan

Japan has 49 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 51 % kite days over the year; Habushi leads with 69 %. The spots spread over 23 regions.

Best season at the median spot: October and December to April (50 % kite days or more). Water 16 to 29 °C over the year.

Best time to visit Japan

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: October and December to April
Warm and windy: May to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 40 % in August to 60 % in December.

Water 16 °C in March to 29 °C in August. Air 11 °C in January to 29 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Japan: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Japan?

The best months are October and December to April: the median spot in Japan had 53 to 60 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Japan?

Habushi has the most kite days in Japan: 69 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Japan?

The water ranges from 16 °C in March to 29 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in March, boardshorts in August.

Regions by month

Median kite days of the spots in each region.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for regions in Japan
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Chiba Prefecture	51	51	60	63	51	43	51	47	47	53	42	42
Kanagawa Prefecture	34	42	44	50	47	36	48	44	44	44	32	32
Oshima County	62	69	60	53	52	48	48	40	38	59	71	70
Shizuoka Prefecture	75	69	64	61	47	45	39	45	45	45	47	69

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Water temperature by region and month

Water temperature by month for regions in Japan
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Chiba Prefecture	17 °C	16 °C	16 °C	16 °C	19 °C	21 °C	24 °C	27 °C	26 °C	25 °C	21 °C	19 °C
Kanagawa Prefecture	17 °C	16 °C	16 °C	17 °C	19 °C	22 °C	26 °C	28 °C	27 °C	24 °C	21 °C	19 °C
Oshima County	22 °C	21 °C	21 °C	22 °C	24 °C	26 °C	29 °C	29 °C	30 °C	29 °C	27 °C	24 °C
Shizuoka Prefecture	18 °C	16 °C	16 °C	18 °C	19 °C	22 °C	26 °C	28 °C	27 °C	25 °C	22 °C	18 °C

Median water temperature of the spots in each region, 2023 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo marine archive.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Habushi
Japan
69 %
2
Maehama
Japan
69 %
3
East Beach
Japan
66 %
4
Furusato Seaside Park
Japan
66 %
5
Omaezaki Long Beach
Japan
63 %
6
Ooganeku Beach
Japan
63 %
7
Agarizaki Lighthouse
Japan
62 %
8
Nisihama Beach
Japan
62 %
9
Kabira Beach
Japan
58 %
10
Tenryugawa
Japan
56 %

Good for learning

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None checked in Japan yet.

By region

Chiba Prefecture

10 spots · 51 % kite days per year

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Shizuoka Prefecture

7 spots · 55 % kite days per year

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Kanagawa Prefecture

6 spots · 41 % kite days per year

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Oshima County

3 spots · 56 % kite days per year

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Oshima Subprefecture

3 spots · 69 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in Japan

Habushi leads with 69 % kite days per year, followed by Habushiura Beach (69 %) and Maehama (69 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Habushi
Japan
69 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Habushi: Jan 69 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 75 %, May 66 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 75 %
2
Habushiura Beach
Japan
69 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Habushiura Beach: Jan 69 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 75 %, May 66 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 75 %
3
Maehama
Japan
69 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Maehama: Jan 72 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 73 %, May 65 %, Jun 61 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 74 %
4
East Beach
Japan
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at East Beach: Jan 73 %, Feb 75 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 65 %, May 65 %, Jun 69 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 84 %
5
Furusato Seaside Park
Japan
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Furusato Seaside Park: Jan 77 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 64 %, May 58 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 82 %
6
Omaezaki Long Beach
Japan
63 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Omaezaki Long Beach: Jan 78 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 69 %, May 62 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 73 %
7
Ooganeku Beach
Japan
63 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ooganeku Beach: Jan 68 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 60 %, May 58 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 77 %, Dec 78 %
8
Agarizaki Lighthouse
Japan
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Agarizaki Lighthouse: Jan 76 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 59 %, May 56 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 35 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 80 %
9
Nisihama Beach
Japan
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Nisihama Beach: Jan 71 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 60 %, May 55 %, Jun 61 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 77 %, Dec 80 %
10
Kabira Beach
Japan
58 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kabira Beach: Jan 67 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 54 %, May 51 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 45 %, Aug 33 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 77 %
11
Tenryugawa
Japan
56 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Tenryugawa: Jan 77 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 63 %, May 49 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 70 %
12
Wanjo Beach
Japan
56 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Wanjo Beach: Jan 62 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 53 %, May 52 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 38 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 71 %, Dec 70 %
13
Shirahama
Japan
56 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Shirahama: Jan 60 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 62 %, May 46 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 64 %
14
Fukude Beach
Japan
55 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Fukude Beach: Jan 76 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 61 %, May 47 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 46 %, Oct 44 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 70 %
15
Kimigahama
Japan
55 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kimigahama: Jan 52 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 66 %, May 57 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 44 %

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16 Kamogawa 54 %
17 Hebara 54 %
18 Miura Kaigan 53 %
19 Tsukui 53 %
20 Kasaricho Oaza Sani 52 %
21 Kikugawa 51 %
22 Omaezaki 51 %
23 Hazaki 51 %
24 Tokunoshima 51 %
25 Heisaura 51 %
26 Torii Beach 51 %
27 Onjuku 49 %
28 Kyushu Beach 48 %
29 Shizunami 46 %
30 Miho, Japan 46 %
31 Futtsumisaki North 42 %
32 Futtsumisaki South 42 %
33 Tokyo, Japan 42 %
34 Itsuki 42 %
35 Banyugawa 41 %
36 Chigasaki 41 %
37 Enoshima Nishihama 41 %
38 Kemigawahama 40 %
39 Sun Beach 40 %
40 Otaru Beach 40 %
41 Centrair 37 %
42 Taito 36 %
43 Shirako 34 %
44 Shirasato 34 %
45 Enoshima Higashihama 33 %
46 Kawagoe 31 %
47 Miyazaki, Japan 23 %
48 Kashiwazaki 23 %
49 Kagoshima, Japan 13 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Japan: median of 41 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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