From July to September each year, Japan lives in fear of Tai Fu - or typhoons - that are renowned for taking lives and devastating coastlines. When the typhoons hit, everyone from the hi-tech cities to sleepy fishing towns stop and brace themselves for the hellish onslaught.<br /><br /><br />Last month, in a continuation of his quest to traverse the globe in search of new and challenging waves, Australia's veteran big-wave adventurer, Ross Clarke-Jones set out to harness that energy and surf a typhoon in Japan.<br /><br /><br />Ross was joined by local Japanese tow-surfer Shimpei Horiguchi and a crew of some of the most<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://ll.broadbandsports.com/images/15555_thumb.jpg" alt="Tai Fu: Typhoon Surfing in Japan" title="Tai Fu: Typhoon Surfing in Japan" width="150" height="90" alt="Tai Fu: Typhoon Surfing in Japan"/>
