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Welcome to Diving in Izu Peninsula
Izu is the best choice if you're looking for a dive spot that offers beautiful underwater scenery and wildlife, without having to travel far away from Tokyo. It's a popular spot for divers based in Tokyo, and sees lots of visitors on weekends and weekdays throughout the year. Both shore and boat dives are available, as well as transport to a great number of excellent dive sites. We can recommend the best spot for you, based upon your experience level and the ocean conditions. All the guides here at East Dive are licensed PADI Instructors who have multiple years of exploring these dive spots under their belts, and are happy to share their local knowledge with you.
Izu is the best choice if you're looking for a dive spot that offers beautiful underwater scenery and wildlife, without having to travel far away from Tokyo. It's a popular spot for divers based in Tokyo, and sees lots of visitors on weekends and weekdays throughout the year. Both shore and boat dives are available, as well as transport to a great number of excellent dive sites. We can recommend the best spot for you, based upon your experience level and the ocean conditions. All the guides here at East Dive are licensed PADI Instructors who have multiple years of exploring these dive spots under their belts, and are happy to share their local knowledge with you.
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Futo/East Izu
This popular site is national Geo Park in Izu Peninsula Japan. our recommendation for the best diving on the Izu Peninsula. There are two dive spots in Futo, which are both located in a from the shore point, even beginners can enjoy diving here.
You can see a wide range of tropic fish in these waters, which migrate to every year. From June to August, you have the chance to witness the squid eggs. When the southwesterly winds are clam, you can visit Futo CAVE. This a cave located about 3 meters below the surface, with picturesque scenery. It's especially beautiful when the sunlight filters through the water into the cave. |
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Izu Oceanic Park/East Izu
This popular site is our recommendation for the best diving the Izu Peninsula. The underwater geographical features here were created when Mount Oomuroyama erupted, and lava flowed into the sea. The water here is absolutely teeming with sea life. Warm water is brought in by a warm current named 'Kuroshio', which flows up from the Pacific Ocean, past the Philippines. In the summertime the temperature reaches 25°C/77°F! The lowest temperature is 14°C/55°F, so you can enjoy diving all year. also, they have nice facility absolutely every diver like it and comfortable site. and if you want send post card for someone, they'll be post box 20m underwater water.
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Yawatano/East Izu
Yawatano is another dive site located in East Izu, not far from Izukougen Station. This coast is facing the north-east, so if conditions are choppy in the west near Futo Ocean Park, you can still find calm waters here. Many fish live in the shallow waters of this embankment, including plenty of horse mackerel. You don't have to travel far from the entry point before you start to see the underwater wildlife, so this is a great spot for beginners. The wide, sandy landscape makes this the perfect spot if you're interested in getting up close to the fish and taking lots of photos. If you travel further in there's the chance for deep diving.
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Atami/East Izu
Atami is a diving point, not far from Tokyo, which is popular for shipwreck diving. This spot is named 'chinsen', which means shipwreck in Japanese. It's home to a large ship named the Asahi Maru (about 85 meters in length), which sunk 25 years ago after being split in two by a storm. The highest point of the ship is 26m (85ft) deep, and the bottom of the ship rests at 35m (115ft). Even at this depth, light trickles in from the surface of the water into the inside of the wreck. This location boasts huge biodiversity including soft corals, sea sponges, fishes, crabs and nudibranchs. There are various routes we can take depending on your skill level and many interesting underwater features along the way.
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Hatsushima/East Izu
Hatsushima is an island close to Tokyo that takes about 25 minutes to reach from Atami port. This popular tourist spot is home to about 300 people. In the summertime, countless toruists travel here by ferry to enjoy the local seafood delicacies. However, we would recommend this spot for ant time of year. This is the place for a diver who enjoys travel and island diving.
Futatune is the main dive point here, and it has a magnificent array of underwater wildlife. As well as the coral and tropical fish, see if you can find the small underwater structure here called "Daiwa House". |
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Osezaki/West izu
It is a popular spot recommended as the best diving spot on the West izu Peninsula. Osezaki is a diving resort at the tip of the cape. You can dive in the bay, in the outside ocean and at the tip of the cape. It is also a popular spot for swimming in the summer. The water is very clear, and the bay is popular with diving lessons and beginners. It is a popular spot for experienced divers in the open ocean and at the tip. marine life is also abundant, and macro creatures are well observed. Mt. Fuji can be seen from the beach, so visitors can relax. And you'll get really excited! It is a dive spot that can be enjoyed by beginners to advanced experienced divers.
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Ita/West izu
This popular site is our recommendation for the best diving on the West Izu Peninsula. Ida is a small village located between Osezaki and Toda. About 20 years ago, this shore diving site was discovered and has since become a popular dive point. The water is extremely clear since it faces the open ocean, with good bottom contours and abundant fish life. Ita has a gentle slope leading to a sudden drop off to a depth of 35 meters (115ft). There are countless fish living along the boundary of 'Gorota' and the wide sandy areas. You can look up from the bottom and see the crisp silhouettes of the migrating fish near the surface of the water. From autumn to winter, the visibility is often more than 30 meters (100ft).
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Toi/West izu
Toi is a famous spot for wreck diving. Small ships can be seen when diving from the shore. Even beginners can safely dive into the wrecks. Entry is from shallow water. The seasons from autumn to winter are very calm. The visibility is also very good.
Large tankers can be seen from the boat. Large, medium and small ships can be seen, and it is quite deep, so it is a spot for advanced divers. The maximum depth is 35m/115ft. It is possible to visit all the wrecks with two dives per day. It takes only about 10 minutes by boat to get to the dive point. Since it is a spot in a cove, it is usually calm. |
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Koganezaki/West Izu
This popular site Koganezaki is located within a national park in West Izu japan. It is well known for a vivid golden color reflected off the cliffs at sunset. This shore diving site is good for beginners enthusiasts. If you enter from the shore, the depth increases gradually so you can relax if you're a beginner. There are many small fish hiding amongst the rocks, including frog fish and colorful pennant coral fish. We recommend taking out your macro lens to discover some of the smaller undersea creatures. You can take your time here relaxing and exploring the untouched, underwater landscape.
also we can take always practice used diving course this dive site, if your long time No-diving at the moment we recommended Koganezaki dive site here. |
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Tago/West Izu
Tago is a famous area in West Izu with boat diving points inside and outside of the bay. Divers can enjoy taking many macro pictures of the dynamic underwater features while diving inside of the bay.
Tago is well known for an abundance of beautiful table corals, especially at the outer dive sites. Table corals are usually found in the warmer waters of southern Japan. Soft coral grows abundantly in the area. This is the secret of why Tago has so many different kinds of fish. One popular point has a dynamic 30+ meter drop off. In the flow of the current, countless fish can be seen here. Another area has a sandy bottom for beginner divers. lots of number dive points inside and outside of the bay, |
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Kumomi/West Izu
Kumomi is very popular spot for people who are interested in cave diving. There are many dive sites in the bay that feature caves, and a few on the outside too. The dive boats here are equipped with a life-style exit, which means that 4 divers can be pulled up at once. Not only are the boats being comfortable, but the water is also exceptionally warm. Visibility in the autumn is usually greater than 20 meters (65ft). One unique feature we call the "Cave of H". Although truth be told, it's more like an underwater maze than a cave. Don't be intimidated; our experts can guide you through here easily. If you're interested in even larger caves, ask us about the giant underwater cave.
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Nakagi/South Izu
Nakagi is located at the southernmost point of the Izu peninsula. You can do some real drift diving at OKINE, and beautiful beach HIRIZO shore, where there is a very popular spot for people who are interested in skin diving or snorkeling, also scuba diving much better comfortable white sands, dynamic of topography,
Thanks to the warm currents moving up the Pacific Ocean, the water can reach 27°C/80.6°F in the summer. Visibility in the summer and the autumn is usually greater than 20 meters (65ft). At the NAKAGI diving You need to have a good level of experience. You need to have logged at least over 30 logged dives and hold an Advanced Open Water Diver Certification. |
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Mikomoto/South Izu
Mikomoto is located at the southernmost point of the Izu peninsula. You can do some real drift diving at Mikomoto, where there is a strong flowing current. A wide range of Various big things can be seen here, including occasionally sea turtles and hammerhead sharks. The hammerheads usually arrive around summer every year. As they roam around the island often appear in great numbers. If you are lucky, you can swim along with them. We call this the "Hammer River".
Mikomoto is truly an exciting location but be aware that this dive tour isn't for beginner divers. You need to have a good level of experience. You need to have logged at least over 30 logged dives and hold an Advanced Open Water Diver Certification. |