River Surfing in Japan

[bigdoublebarrel]

The guy with the bike helmet and orange vest created the word joe

[anonymousshovel]

I waited until the end of the video to realize you weren't actually going anywhere...whoops

[tyler2260]

try some c4 that will get u a good wave

[kgb2blind]

Perpetuating the white monkey stereotype in Asia.

[lErssikeke]

herooo shiti wook ?

[nicks3456]

If you can get any try wiping your lens down with rain-x it helps a ton

[toddieo1]

looks like alot of fun

[shufflehousemusic]

i found out after 2 minuts that this dude was surfing in the same place..........how good is that

[iliaens7]

Creative and refreshing, but not something I would get hooked on :-)

[Dundeedog99]

dare yiou to surf the water fall

[mherman777]

i dont see the wave?

[HoarBros]

waittt im soo confused

[omardude2]

i wana live in japan!

[Sfarcar]

i was hopping for a belly flop in the jumps

[Blahman110]

lol like 0.1ft

[Xianaic]

Stand-up Comedy

[NOTSOBER2012]

CRazy old people!

[MaroonsBaseball24]

no intro?

[4stopstop]

Ｉ　can't it!!!

[luckymucia]

It`s seem very interesting!

I want to try it.

[MrThirano]

nice holiday.

jump of out is danger.

[XO0912]

It's looking for interesting!

[eripon0608]

I 'm surprised at the range of Eric.

[nanachi18]

surfing is cool!

[001just4fun]

Go to the right or you'll die... lol.. good thing you know Japanese!!!

Your vids are amazing, glad I found your channel!!!

[cheriroot]

You're awesome!

[LincGD]

Like it way better than our attempts

[georgered341]

haha go right or ull die , am new on youtube i luv ur videos man :D

[satoshioshima12629]

so shi tala ore ga yi teru koto ga wakaruno?

[XDGAFxJuggaloX]

i was just in japan a couple of months ago visiting family i wish i knew about this sport earlier i would have joined

[90srock]

how long have you lived in japan for?

[the5parkers]

Very cool video! I'm impressed that you speak Japanese. We had a Japanese exchange student for 8 years when I was young and the language was so complicated (to me, at least!)! ( :

[ALEZTHEGREAT]

i have to do that everyday in my commute to my job so this is common where i live

[Anton338]

Eric you are probably one of the most diverse and active individuals ive ever heard of.

Keep it up and live life in the fast lane!

[PavleVuletic]

OMG 0:33 WOOW

[ashthegreat]

River surfing is also performed on less dense water hence you sink much more easily so you need more force to keep you up on the water!

[Nemesis093781]

Thumbs up.

[Kinglion645]

how deep is the water in that river?

[BPAkuji]

I've done that on rubber inner tubes! It's alot more dangerous :( almost drowned those "waves" suck you under!

[lolBuNNiiEzZ]

this guy has a great life

[kingg0d]

When i grow up, i'm going to live in japan too, it looks awesome

[bersaba]

Eric, you have the absolute best life on the planet. /jelous.

[bloonmaster]

how good are youat japanese

[cooksterz]

love the use of paddle! I would be doing the rock surfing... lol and id still need a rope. What a great time and im the only one wondering the name of the person on the passing boat!! :D beats a kitchen window view, hands down.

[pokemon13216]

Amazing

[DaViruseHacker]

right, next challenge. surf a 30 foot swell

[ericsurf6]

@DaViruseHacker

I do want to challenge a big swell and get it on video. Just waiting for the right day when the conditions get good enough.

[DaViruseHacker]

@ericsurf6

that would be cool :)

[jookbox101]

i realized you were standing still just before you did the coffin lol

[TheRunningComedian]

you need a travel channel show. that looked awesome.

[Oty3d]

So supa cool fun.

[WhistlersBrother]

Wow, jumping off those rocks looks like a rush!!

Hey, do you have a video explaining when and why you moved to Japan? I'm really intrigued by that.

[ericsurf6]

@WhistlersBrother

I first moved here in 1991 and got work doing a juggling act.

[WhistlersBrother]

@ericsurf6 Ah, I always wondered. Thanks.

[xxiirawrsiixx]

ericgo to the right or die O.O omfg i would get scarred and go to the left O.o

[jammer897]

is the boat pulling you, or actualy riding the wave?

[ericsurf6]

@jammer897

There's no boat. It's a rope tied to a stationary point.

[ericsurf6]

@irvin061494

Stand-up paddleboarding is quite addictive. I want to get one!

[irvin061494]

ive never done any kind of surfing but that stand up paddlesurfing looks fun :D

[MrJingjong]

"Stay to the right or you'll die..." awesome. I always wanted to try paddleboarding.

[busteddon]

You should be on National Geographic, Eric.

[theicechinchilla]

yay for cheap porn music in the backroud!

[GSORgamers]

Uwa ̄ , kotoshi Nippon ni, watashi wa kore o tameshite matsu koto ga dekinai kitaru imu 洙 Tanoshi-sōda!

[MANNY100123]

Damn! looks like a hell of a good time!!! :D

[KailuaSunrise]

Looks cold!? No wait, I mean cool. BTW I was on the sponge at The Wall yesterday after work, late Summer swell 3 to 5, fun. Was thinking about you and the old days. Aloha

[ericsurf6]

@KailuaSunrise

I really miss those days of surfing Waikiki...Good times! You should get yourself a stand-up paddleboard.

[kripazznigga211]

what do you do for a living eric? you have all this time to do these amazing things. i'm jelous, lol. i wish i could do it but i have a prosthetic leg.

[ericsurf6]

@kripazznigga211

I teach and entertain here in Japan.

[darshakjust4u]

@ericsurf6 no u dont, dont lie.. u've won a lottery!

[AMANDAtheAWESOMEone]

@ericsurf6 I should do that in South Korea! :D But I'm too afraid of nearly everything. xD

[TheFoxSummoner]

@kripazznigga211 so look at Bethany Hamilton she had her arm bitten off and she didnt think she could do any thing again like she used to but she can and she became an elite surfer so just because your have a prosthetic leg dosent meen you cant do amazing things you and river kyak like them or regluar kyacking or skydiving or bungie jumping lots of amazing things :3 just because you have a small disability dosent meen you cant do amazing things hope tyou get to do something amazing soon :3

[thedemimusicluvrfan]

It looks so fun! :) Wanna try it one day! :)

[andruha11234]

do you actually speak japanese?

[cmcc212]

@andruha11234 Yeah he does! His day job is a teacher (i think). If you're living in

Japan: speaking Japanese is a must.

[andruha11234]

@cmcc212 ah, thats cool. But you don't necessarily need to speak the language of the country you live in... a lot of people don't speak any english in US :P

[ericsurf6]

@andruha11234

Hai !

[MaitreKill]

@ericsurf6 next video: "the japanese speaking trick" =)

[omardude2]

@ericsurf6 that means yes rite?

[lonelyhobo135]

Lol. body Surfing FTW

[jwilslifeismusic]

man you live life to the fullest bro.

[beachbum662]

if i ever go to japan, i am going to find you, because this looks like fun

[fullofpenguin]

well i dont know if i should ask this ... but whats your job?

its so cool to have a job that can play like that...

[TerificRoy]

looks like fun eric keep the vids cummin

[obilisk8]

hey ericsurf you remind me of the dad i always wanted youd be a perfect dad! my dad left me at 2 weeks after my birth andi ive been lookin for somebody as cool as you hahah your life is amazing and im japanese its a perfect fit lol but i aint movin to japan long ride nothing to do lol but i so wish i could meet you in person and talk wit yah alrighty im sorry if this sounds weird but im like inspired by your lifestyle ahah ok bye bye =)

[ALPHADESIGNTAMPICO]

Nice video as always! I would like to share some info, I'm from México and the second Dive (Tetsuro's one) is called "LA QUEBRADA" with a "D" Is a very famous internationaly known place here in México (In Acapulco actually) where the divers jump from a platform 35Mts above the sea! :D

[ericsurf6]

@ALPHADESIGNTAMPICO

La Quebrada! I'd really like to see that place someday. Gracias for correcting my spelling.

[IviewitUpostit]

lol you really like the water

[Ido013]

Wait wait surfing...on a river??? How do you get waves?! XD

[ericsurf6]

@Ido013

It's pretty magical...

[aznlilhero]

love that waterproof camera!

[ericsurf6]

@aznlilhero

It's actually a scuba casing made for deep water filming. For surfing stuff, I want to get another camera.

[ShadowMakerOfMasks]

Looks like a damn good time! I'll have to give a go at "The coffin" next time I go out for a surf! Haha! Great video; keep em' coming!

[qiranger]

Looks like a fantastic outing!

[JokerManiacz]

Do you live in Japan? Or do you just love traveling there a lot?

[ericsurf6]

@JokerManiacz

Yep, I live here year round.

[Stormkiller112]

no godzilla:(

[TheHomeOfOpti]

Japan is a crazy place....they even surf in rivers....no offence...

[NeonboiiZ]

Can you make a video of you speaking japanese? I want to hear how fluently you speak. Read like a Japanese paragraph or something.

[ImStillFlyinHigher]

@NeonboiiZ i think he has videos of him speaking japanese....

[ericsurf6]

@NeonboiiZ

See the video response to this video where I do some restaurant magic in Japanese.

[bigred200808]

cool an thanks for the subtitles

[gomashedpotatoes]

dude your rivers have stayed amazing for so long, and these are my favorite types! Keep up the good work!

[MossclawThunderClan]

5 years later americans and canadians will pick this up :P

[Slade366]

Awesome video!!! Was it cold? ;O

[andyandy1020]

That looks fun. :D

[megaartist124]

1:09 aha faill but i still love you, eric :)

[plusRS]

hi eric nice vid

[ericsurf6]

@plusRS

Hey thanks there Get Some Box winner!

[Zisaar]

Ur lucky for doin this things... I might move to japan

[LauroMarch]

SAVE JAPAN WHALES AND DOLPHINS! :)

[cutiex00x]

can you give away some of those japanese food again like those kit kats

[21fireballman]

How deep is the river?

[ericsurf6]

@21fireballman

Most sections were pretty deep, but the spot we did the surfing was only about a meter.

[shadowlink164]

I thought there was a spider on the thumbnail

[ericsurf6]

@shadowlink164

It's the spider backflip icon.

[mattguy21]

can you be able to start posting videos up of how you learned to speak japanese and mabye teach us too?

[ericsurf6]

@mattguy21

There are entire channels devoted to teaching Japanese. Try Gimmeaflakeman.

[mattguy21]

@ericsurf6 ok thanks but like were u raised in japan or did u learn it and get interested in japanese things?

[romanticprincess8888]

do you live in japan?

[ericsurf6]

@romanticprincess8888

Yes!

[romanticprincess8888]

@ericsurf6 wow really? i never knew that!

[cutiex00x]

when you moved to japan did you know some japanese? and how did you make those friends

[ericsurf6]

@cutiex00x

I studied some Japanese before I came here, and I saw Naoko's videos and contacted him.

[HDChocolate]

very nice ericsurf6. When do you plan to have your next giveaway? 

[Vexlulz]

@HDChocolate Is that all you watch him for? :/

[ericsurf6]

@HDChocolate

I've got one going right now on my channel page. It's a video ideas contest.

[TheRandomSkillz]

ES6????

That sounds like easy s*x.....

Eric that is disgusting...

[135Pandemonium]

eric u seriously rock hi from spain

[caseykelso15]

Lmao "The Coffin"  CLASSIC!!! hahaha

[bwibb]

what river is this?

[Ishotkennytwice]

@bwibb the ching chang ching ching chong chang river

[ericsurf6]

@bwibb

the Kiso river near Nagoya.

[KrustyTheClown007]

thats awesome. cool.

[uniforchrist]

i wish i could live in japan :(

[HMHLongboarderz]

Eric surf, i have a really cool suggestion for you. you should get a go pro hd. its a great sports camera and it comes with a water proof case. They are about 400 dollars if you buy them with more memory. but it is a great camera over all. I highly sggest buying one. go to go pro.com and hit the helmet camera.

[ericsurf6]

@HMHLongboarderz

I've heard a lot about the GoPro cams and I probably will eventually get one!

[vandalizer32]

Is that fuckin steve martin?

[Miaka2u]

This is awesome Eric! You are such a great example of how to enjoy life to the fullest and grow older with a child's heart! Keep posting!

[ericsurf6]

@Miaka2u

Thanks! Somehow, I just can't seem to grow up.

[CharlesBartowskiHere]

Man what it must be like to be you Eric,your life must be so much fun!

[ericsurf6]

@CharlesBartowskiHere

Adventure is addictive. You just gotta go out and get some !

[princesskathryn28]

i enjoy watching your videos... youre so adventurous

[ericsurf6]

@princesskathryn28

Thanks !

[BluePi1313]

LOLz, "Eric, go right or you'll die!"

[ericsurf6]

@BluePi1313

I was thinking about going left. It would have made some good video.

[BluePi1313]

@ericsurf6 but you'll die.

[xXAnthony619Xx]

Paddle boarding looks like a lot of fun. I might try it.

[dtasteucanc]

awesome

[poelske1]

i wanne live in japan too!

[moolikeachicken]

Salty or not salty.

XDDD bahahaha

[ilostthegameful]

pause at 0:07 xD

[paulusjsingletary]

Ericsurf6, I've watched nearly every single video of your adventures in Japan and I just get major goosebumps. As I progressed from watching one video to another, my interest of wanting to live there one day grows steadily. You hear it enough probably from other people as well which is fine lol but Japan is my top destination to go to one day and just seeing you have that experience and you taking the time out to share it with all of us, I really appreciate it. Makes me want to go even MOREEEE!!

[ericsurf6]

@paulusjsingletary

I think there's adventure to be found just about anywhere in the world, you just have to get out there and find it.

[Cetreum]

Cold?

[ericsurf6]

@Cetreum

The water and air temps were both pretty warm.

[Nitr0usIII]

WILL YOU BE MY DAD?

..u r aw3some

[nyannyan123456]

looks like eric lives it up in japan

[ptrefftz]

You should go to Munich to river surf!

[ericsurf6]

@ptrefftz

I've seen the wave in Munich and yes I'd like to try it someday !

[ntsongv]

you're always out for adventure! I wish I can be more like you.

[amazingjohngormley]

can you please make a video to teach japanese i really want to learn it

[ericsurf6]

@amazingjohngormley

Check out the Gimmeaflakeman channel. He's got lots of fun and entertaining Japanese lessons.

[RandyortonFan160]

0:48 Cool xD

[pienikille]

how can u allways make cool stuff but we cant ;(

[MoshiMoxx]

thus looks fun.

[CriminalClown88]

Japan Looks Nothing Compared to Norway / Switzerland .. by the way im from Dubai !

[Lugmillord]

You are having so nice trips there...

Japan really is a beautiful country.

Too bad I'm like at the other side of the planet :(

[madme93]

you know how many parasites are in lakes like that i mean theres worms tape worms snail worms ring worms etc dood go to the sea i dont wanna see eric die :) :L

[TubaBuddha]

You learned an important lesson. Exhuberant celebrating will cause a fall.

[daertonod]

@ericsurf6

Just a thought, Do you like and/or Watch alot of anime in Japan ?

[ericsurf6]

@daertonod

I don't watch much anime but I know a lot of people who do.

[johnsoncabilover001]

cool