FEATURE: Tokyo Olympic surf town looking to ride swell of interest

A small beach town located about 80 kilometers from Tokyo has been preparing to host surfing's Olympic debut, and now it hopes it can ride the swell of momentum that will come by being at the sport's epicenter.The town of Ichinomiya, and its approximately 12,000 residents, is looking forward to the positive impact brought by the Olympics, set to open on July 23, even though the coronavirus pandemic has proved a complicating factor for locals who are trying to make the most of the games.For Toshimune Hashimoto, who owns a small hotel near the Olympic venue at Tsurigasaki Beach, the games hav…READ FULL ARTICLE