Shizuoka PrefectureIt's resorts galore in serene Shizuoka

Located at the wild Monkey park, Hagachizaki offers from relaxing shallow  underwater caves to the exciting  fast current diving points. 
Photographing wild monkeys (Feeding done) is a great past time between dives.

Located near Shimoda Station (10min drive), Suzaki is a shallow beach entry dive site popular among the underwater photographers. During the winter month, you can find many baby Lethotremus awae. You can take your time and get your perfect shots. The marine life are abundant all through the year, as if your lucky , you might be able to see school of seahorses, a rare site for any divers.

The ocean in the national park is clear and beautiful. Very popular among the beach lovers in the Kanto region, some beaches can only be reached by boats thus making this place extra special.
For diver, all the points are just 5min away from the dock. With beautiful hard corals and many school of fishes, many divers return to this sites. If your lucky, you may encounter a school of Japanese eagle rays and even school of Mola Mola.

Osezaki diving  Macro mecca of Japan

Beach diving area with many diving shops within the 800m cape, offering diverce diving experience from the calm inland bay to the fast current outside open sea.
As it is located on the edge of the 2500m deep Suruga Bay, depending on the wind and current situation, you may be lucky to see many types of deep sea creatures in 1 dive.
The inland bay is basically sandy, muddy sea floor, giving it an ideal environment for nudibranch to flurish. During the winter month, an nudibranch expert guide can show you over 30types of nudibranch in 1 dive. The tip of the cape is open only on weekends and public holidays but if you are certified to dive deep, you can see many different types of deep water antias, some endemic to Japan.
The outside open sea is also game for nudibrach which is different from the inland bay. Also if your really lucky, MolaMola comes up during the Winter month to it's cleaning station.

Divers here are diverse as well. You can see tech divers with their special dive gears, underwater photographers with there giant cameras and also fun divers just enjoying the beautiful underwater views.

(Diving site opening hours)
Inner Bay Point
 07:00-18:00
 19:00-21:00 (Night Diving : Please Inquire)

Out side
7：00-17:00

Cape(Misaki) 
9:00-16：00
 *Weekends and National holidays

A day trip diving Island, off the coast of Izu peninsula

Hatsushima, although only a 23min boat ride from port of Atami and Port of Ito, it is an Island that you can relax and enjoy. Away from thehustle and bustle of the city, the Island is surrounded by fast tides, the visibility are generally better than the diving area around Izu peninsula.  Also you can encounter many large size schooling fishes and many sharks around this dive spot.

Although there is a diving shop on the Island, to dive here, you need to find a city dive shop with a diving trip out to this Island.

Beautiful white sand diving spot ideal for fish watching

Beach diving at Koganezaki park beach is ideal for beginners and wash watching enthusiasts. Due to the shallow depth and the white sandy sea floor reflecting the sun, the underwater are very bright on a sunny day. You can take your time watching many macro sea creaures taht you can see on the sandy bed.
The boat diving offered ar Arari area is famous for the school of  Japanese eagle ray (Myliobatis tobijei) .seen in the early month of summer. Also you can see giant japanese red sea bream (Pagrus major) all year around.

Exciting outside Ocean and the protected inland bay offering different types of diving to all types of divers

Located in the center of the Izu peninsula on the west coast, Tago bay can satisfy all types of divers in this location alone. The outside open Ocean offers dynamic and exciting diving experience. The famous "Futone"diving spot, is a large rock reef ranging in the depth of 8m to 40m. Here you can see large school of different type of fishes all through your dive. During the winter seasons, you can see large group of the endemic deep sea cherry anthias (Sacura margaritacea) with it's beautiful mating colours.
The inland bay offeres the beautiful green rock coral(Acropora tumida) in the shallow wates.sheltering the small fishes in the bay. You can find many macro creatures such as colourful frogfishes.
Tago is also poplar amoung the divers as, because of it's geografical location, it is rarely closed. Even during the typoon season, the outside Ocean points may be closed, the inland bay can be very calm.

Drift diving in the open sea. No1. Hammerhead diving location in Japan.

During the summer month (June to October), Mikomoto Island is a unique diving location near Tokyo where you have the chance to see a  large school of Hammerhead sharks up close. To dive at Mikomoto Island, you need to book youeself on a diving boat situated close to the city of Shimoda at the south tip of Izu peninsula. It  can be a day trip diving destination from Tokyo, if you connect on to the right train.  Due to the strong current and demanding diving conditions, many dive shops set out a rule of at least 50 tank diving expernece for the tour. SO don't forget your log book to prove your skill.

Enjoy the high visibility "Ita blue"  ocean

Due to it's quiet natural surroundings, the small port of Ita is full of marine life. Nutrients from the mountains poures into the deep Ocean surrounding the port. The quality of the water here is proven from the reserch done for water quality. Ocean of Ita was chosen No1 quality in Shizuoka Prefecture. The deep blue waters here are called "Ita blue".