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With more than 13,000 islands and warm water all year, Indonesia is an idyllic destination for surfing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Find the best surf spots )〕 ==History of surfing in Indonesia== The first surfer in Indonesia was the American Bob Koke who surfed waves at Kuta Beach, Bali in the mid to late 1930s on wooden Hawaiian surfboards he had in Bali. Due to World War II,〔''Sweetness and blood : how surfing spread from Hawaii and California to the rest of the world, with some unexpected results'' by Michael Scott Moore. ISBN 9781605294278.〕 Koke left Bali and surfing did not catch on again until the late 1960s and early 1970s when traveling surfers began discovering scores of world-class waves on Bali, made especially famous (although unnamed) in the classic surfing film ''Morning of the Earth'' by Albert Falzon. Later Bali would become a stepping-stone to other Indonesian wave discoveries such as Nias, G-Land, the Mentawai Islands and beyond. Although much of the Indonesian coastline has been scoured in search for surf, every year continues to yield new discoveries even today. Today surfing is an ubiquitous multimillion-dollar Indonesian industry involving transportation, accommodation, dining, entertainment and surfing services and products. Some islands have beach communities that make a living directly from surfing such as Lakey Peak in Sumbawa, Sorake Beach in Nias, and Uluwatu Beach in Bali.〔http://www.indonesia.travel/en/activity/detail/84〕 Big name multinational surfing brands such as Billabong, Quiksilver etc., run their entire Southeast Asia operation and distribution out of their Bali headquarters, most of which are found in Kuta. Indonesian surfers are the best amongst all the countries in Asia and are ranked by the Asian Surfing Championships, an organization that holds surfing contests throughout Asia. The current ASC champion, Raditya Rondi from Kuta Beach, Bali, has won the Indonesian title two years in a row, and the Asian title three years in a row. International contests have been held in Indonesia over the years and 2013 alone saw two big international pro events, the Rip Curl Cup at Padang Padang invite-only event (won by Mega Semadhi from Pecatu, Bali), and the Oakley Pro Bali, which was the 5th stop on the world tour (won by 2012 World Champion Joel Parkinson, Australia). Both were broadcast live online via webcast to over 2 million viewers worldwide. Regional governments have realized the positive impact surfing has on their communities and travel industries and have promoted their waves and beaches through surf contests held by the ASC to drive more attention to them. Surfing was admitted into the 2007 Asian Beach Games in Bali as a sport by the International Olympic Committee, the first major stepping stone to getting into the Olympic Games. Indonesian surfers are making an impact nationally and overseas with media coverage and contests results, and the biggest goal is to qualify an Indonesian on surfing's ASP World Championship Tour. Still, the Indonesian central government has not acknowledged surfing as a major sport in Indonesia or supported it in any way. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Surfing in Indonesia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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