OFSR/Journal
Offshore Snow Shapes
Notes from
the Kōjō.
Categories
Stories of people, place and product.
All entries · 09
Journal Entry · 01
Field notes · January 2026
Order before the snow.
We make boards year-round and sell out each season. Order early to secure your place in the build schedule.
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Journal Entry · 02
Craft · March 2026
Urushi, seven thousand years on.Urushi, 7,000 years on.
How a lacquer older than the wheel ended up on a snowboard.
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Journal Entry · 03
Process · April 2026
Why we pour our sidewalls.
Most factories glue them in. We pour ours in liquid. It takes longer. It is worth it.
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Journal Entry · 04
People · May 2026
A dying art.
A short film featuring Tomohito Yamazaki on shape, craft and the knowledge that lives in the hands.
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Journal Entry · 05
Orders / Delivery · June 2026
Pick up in Niseko. Ship worldwide.
Collect from our Kōjō, ship anywhere in Japan, or have your board sent directly to you around the world.
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Journal Entry · 06
Field notes · July 2026
Ride one first.
Rent a demo direct from our Niseko Kōjō. Take it to the mountain, then decide what belongs under your feet.
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Journal Entry · 07
Press · August 2026
Robb Report: some of the world’s best snowboards.
Robb Report came to the Kōjō and followed one board from first cut to final wax.
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Journal Entry · 08
Press · September 2026
Monster Children: A guide to Japan.
Powder, ramen, whisky, onsen, handmade snowboards and the places we keep coming back to.
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Journal Entry · 09
Craft · November 2026
The Loro Piana board.
An Italian house that has spent a century chasing the right fibre wrote to us in August 2023. How a Cabin Fever ended up in a Loro Piana collection.
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