surfing is a year—round activity on these subtropical islands, and taishi is an organiser for accesshelps people with accessibility needs like mine ride the waves. well, i have never been surfing before. please reassure me — how many people have you taken out already? i've got the wet suit on — let's make the most of it, shall we? all right, let's go! i'm in. well, i've been in for a ritual, now i'm going in for recreational. yeah, i'm ready. let's go! yeah? yeah. this way round. with me safely on the board, the team run through a few basics. yeah, good. yeah. ok, so how do i fall down? i go over? yep. and i push the board away from me? it's better. 0k. so i push away the only thing that i want to grab? they laugh well, i think i've got the paddling. shall we try some surfing? yeah. in my journey across japan, i've seen that it's a country that's still bound by tradition. but i've also met people who are pushing those boundaries. and here in okinawa, i've seen that there's more thanjust one traditional culture. for me, coming here in my wheelchair, there have been a few problems here

and taishi is an organiser for accessurf, a local charity that helps people with accessibility needs, i have never been surfing before. reassure me, many people have you taken out already? i've got the wetsuit on. let's make the most of this, shall we? all right, let's go. well, i've been been in for spiritual, now i'm going in recreational. i'm ready, let's go. this way around ? with me safely on the board, the team run through a few basics. ok, so how do i fall down? i go over and i push the board away from me? yes. so i push away the only thing that i want to grab? well, i think i've got the paddling. shall we try some surfing? yeah. in my journey across japan, i have seen that it's a country that is still bound by tradition. but i have also met people who are pushing those boundaries. and here in okinawa i have seen that there's more thanjust one traditional culture. for me, coming here in my wheelchair, there have been a few problems here and there. but opening up is a process, whether it's opening up to foreign travel after a pandemic or opening up to new ideas and experiences.