{"id":609,"date":"2025-03-05T07:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T22:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joca.ne.jp\/?page_id=609"},"modified":"2026-09-07T14:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T05:33:34","slug":"2026-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joca.ne.jp\/en\/2026-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Event and Race Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Japan Outrigger Canoe Race Calendar<\/em><\/strong><br>The following races are major outrigger canoe events held across Japan.<br>Many international paddlers join these races each year, especially in the Shonan and Miura Peninsula areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n\/* ================================\n   OUTRIGGER RACE CALENDAR\n================================ *\/\n\n.race-calendar {\n    max-width: 1200px;\n    margin: 40px auto;\n    font-family:\n        -apple-system,\n        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href=\"https:\/\/www.vaajapan.com\/sagami-cold-classic-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC1 \/ V1<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Hiratsuka, Kanagawa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Feb 22<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>Eboshi Time Attack<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vaajapan.com\/eboshi-time-attack-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC1 \/ V1<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Chigasaki Headland, Kanagawa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Mar 22<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>Ocean Aito<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vaajapan.com\/ocean-aito-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC1 \/ V1<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Ohama Beach, Hayama, Kanagawa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Mar 29<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>Nishiura Hoe<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vaajapan.com\/nishiura-hoe-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC1 \/ V1<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Gamagori, Aichi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Apr 18\u201319<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>4th Japan Cup in Minami-Izu<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vaajapan.com\/2026-japan-nationals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC1 \/ V1<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Minami-Izu, Shizuoka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">May 23\u201324<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>The 5th JOCA CUP \u2013 All Japan Outrigger Canoe Championship<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\" href=\"https:\/\/joca.ne.jp\/the-5th-joca-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC6 and others<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Zushi Beach, Kanagawa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Jun 7<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>Shonan Ocean Paddling Challenge<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shonanoutrigger.com\/paddling-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC6 \/ V6<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Higashihama Beach, Fujisawa, Kanagawa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Aug 29<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>HoAikane<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\" href=\"https:\/\/2026hoaikane.mystrikingly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC6 \/ V6<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Chigasaki Headland, Kanagawa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Sep 13<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>Va&#8217;a Japan Japan Cup 2026<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vaajapan.com\/2026-oc6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC6 \/ V6<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Ohama Beach, Hayama, Kanagawa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Oct 11\u201312<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>ZUSHI PADDLE MEET<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/zushipaddlemeet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC6 Sprint \/ SUP<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Zushi Beach, Kanagawa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Oct 31 \u2013 Nov 1<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>Hukilau Challenge<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hukilau2026.mystrikingly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC6 \/ V6<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Chigasaki Headland, Kanagawa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Nov 15<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>The Race<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC6 \/ V6<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Zaimokuza Beach, Kamakura, Kanagawa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Nov 28<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>Suruga Bay Mt. Fuji Challenge 2026<\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC1 \/ OC2 \/ V1<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Miho, Shizuoka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/tbody>\n\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Races<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"race-calendar\">\n\n<table class=\"race-calendar-table\">\n\n<thead>\n<tr>\n    <th>Date<\/th>\n    <th>Event<\/th>\n    <th>Category<\/th>\n    <th>Location<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n<tbody>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Aug 17\u201331<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>IVF World Sprint Championship<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\"\n   href=\"https:\/\/www.worldsprints2026singapore.com\/\"\n   target=\"_blank\"\n   rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">Sprint<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Marina Bay, Singapore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Sep 3\u20137<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>Queen Lili\u02bbuokalani Canoe Races<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\"\n   href=\"https:\/\/www.qlcanoerace.com\/\"\n   target=\"_blank\"\n   rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC4 \/ OC6 \/ Double Hull \/ OC1 \/ OC2 \/ SUP<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Kailua-Kona, Hawaii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Sep 27<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>Na Wahine O Ke Kai<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\"\n   href=\"https:\/\/www.nawahineokekai.com\/\"\n   target=\"_blank\"\n   rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC6<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Hale O Lono, Hawaii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Oct 11<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>Moloka\u02bbi Hoe<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\"\n   href=\"https:\/\/www.molokaihoe.com\/\"\n   target=\"_blank\"\n   rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC6<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Hale O Lono, Hawaii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"race-date\">Oct 15\u201318<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-name\">\n<strong>Gu\u00e5han Micronesia Cup<\/strong>\n<a class=\"race-link\"\n   href=\"https:\/\/www.guamkcf.org\/\"\n   target=\"_blank\"\n   rel=\"noopener\">Event Page \u2192<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-class\">OC<\/td>\n<td class=\"race-location\">Guam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The international events and race schedules listed above are based on information provided by paddlers in Japan who are planning to participate. If you would like your event to be listed, please contact us through the inquiry form. Information may be submitted by participating paddlers or event organizers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan Outrigger Canoe Race CalendarThe following races are major outrigger canoe events held across Japan.Many international paddlers join these races each year, especially in the Shonan and Miura Peninsula areas. Date Event Category Location Feb 1 Sagami Cold Classic Event Page \u2192 OC1 \/ V1 Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Feb 22 Eboshi Time Attack Event Page \u2192 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/joca.ne.jp\/?page_id=583","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-609","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joca.ne.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joca.ne.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joca.ne.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joca.ne.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joca.ne.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"https:\/\/joca.ne.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3814,"href":"https:\/\/joca.ne.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/609\/revisions\/3814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joca.ne.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}