Diving in Japan

Located in East Asia, Japan is an island nation consisting of the Japanese archipelago and the Nansei Islands, Izu Islands, and Ogasawara Islands. Japan is famous for being a very safe and clean country with a rich culture and strong economy. Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is a major city of pop culture and production of electronics.

Japan covers an area of 3,000 km with a colder climate in the north and a warmer, milder climate in the south. Within this wide area, climate and water temperature can vary greatly from region to region. As a result, each region has its own unique ecosystem, offering a wide variety of scuba dives from ice diving in Hokkaido to tropical diving in Okinawa. There are also great freshwater environments such as lakes and rivers with abundant caves and shipwrecks to explore. Japan is famous for its four distinct seasons on land, but divers can also experience these seasons underwater as well.

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Hokkaidō

Scuba diving in Hokkaido is not for the faint of heart, however, as the water is either cold or frozen, and a dry suit will be needed.

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Kyushu

Diving in Kyushu is full of amazing marine life.

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Shikoku

Scuba diving in the Shikoku region is possible year-round, with most dive sites less than a 15-minute boat ride away.

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Tohoku

Plankton abounds where the cold and warm currents collide in the waters off Tohoku, making it one of the best fishing grounds in Japan.

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Boso Peninsula

Boso Peninsula is famous for its long, eastern sandy beaches, great waves, and easy access from Tokyo, also aoffering excellent diving.

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Shonan and Miura Peninsula

Shonan and Miura Peninsula offers divers a uniquely striped terrain that has formed from the accumulation of sand and rocks over time.

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Odawara and Manazuru Peninsula

In Odawara and Manazuru, there are many reefs and sandy areas off the coast to explore.

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Izu Peninsula

With a wide variety of diving including caves and wrecks, the Izu Peninsula offers some of the most popular sites and best diving in Japan.

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Chubu

Chubu lies between two major diving areas, the Izu and Kii Peninsulas and offers several great inland dive sites to explore.

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Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands

the Izu and Ogasawara Islands are as beautiful topside as they are underwater and offer dives with sea turtles and hammerhead sharks.

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Honshu

Diving in Honshu offers a variety of sites be it ocean, river, or lake.

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Okinawa diving and snorkeling offer visitors a stunning glimpse into an underwater paradise full of lively coral reefs teeming with tropical fish.

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Southern Kyushu

The Satsunan Islands are scattered from Kagoshima south to Okinawa and is home to some of the best diving in Japan.

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Dive Sites in Japan

Travel Information for Japan

Power Plug Type

 

A, B

Airports

 

KIX, ITM, NRT, HND

Currency

 

JPY

Language

 

ja

Electricity

 

100 V / 50 Hz / 60

Timezone

 

UTC+09:00

Network Provider

 

NTT Docomo, SoftBank Mobile Corp

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