Marine Sports Spots in Japan

  • Aruguide Okinawa
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    5.0
    90 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Onnason Yamada 3088-1
    "This tour guide service in Onna Village, Okinawa Prefecture offers a wide variety of nature experience tours including sea kayaking and snorkeling. Each tour is suited for different physical ability level and amount of time available. One such tour is their ""Kayaking and Blue Grotto Snorkeling Adventure,"" which has participants piloting kayaks between rock faces and snorkeling in the Blue Grotto. Children as young as one who are capable of walking unassisted can participate in sea kayaking. Children who are at least 100 cm tall can participate in snorkeling. Guests can use the showers, changing rooms, and other facilities for free at the company's beachside shop."

    Four of us walked up to Aruguide without any reservations and the staff was super friendly, spoke English, and immediately got us in wet suits. Awesome afternoon in the water seeing pufferfish, sea...

  • Sunokawa Park
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    4.0
    19 Reviews
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    Ehime Minamiuwa-gun Ainancho Sunokawa 288
    This park is located on National Route 56 in Sunokawa, Ainan Town, Minamiuwa County. It is comprised of the approximately one-kilometer-long Sunokawa Beach, a campsite, an event venue, a seawater pond, a freshwater pond, and other attractions. Visitors can enjoy activities such as swimming, snorkeling, and sea kayaking. The park is also adjacent to Yurari Uchiumi, which features a public bathhouse that uses seawater and a restaurant.

    貸し出しもしているようですがシュノーケルセットは持参しました。 シャワーは冷水ですが着替える所もあってよかったです。 色々な魚を見る事ができました。 魚の大群もみられて良かったです。

  • Chura Sun Beach
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Tomigusuku-shi Toyosaki 5-1
    This large beach has a BBQ area, an area where you can enjoy marine sports, beach soccer and volleyball, and a swimming beach. Besides showers and bathrooms, it has shops that sells items essential to swimming at the beach and other accessories. In addition, it is also highly recommended to go cycling in the park because there is a bicycle center.

    かりゆし水族館の近くです。海の色が綺麗でした。商業施設も近いので、最終日に時間調整で遊ぶにはちょうどいいと思います。

  • Diving Team Unarizaki Iriomte
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    4.5
    3 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Yaeyama-gun Taketomicho Uehara 10-172
    A diving shop in Uehara, Taketomi Town, Yaeyama County. They operate fun diving and experience diving at Iriomote Island, which has a valuable natural environment designated as a National Park, and snorkeling. They also hold courses for acquiring a diving license. Beer and awamori (strong Okinawan liquor) is served at the clubhouse, so you can enjoy a drink while logging your dives.

    The Diving Team Unarizaki Iriomote branch is one of the most famous diving centres in the Japan and has a history of about 30 years. This diving center serves to guide on diving points on near...

  • Benthos Divers
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    5.0
    2 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Onnason Serakaki 475
    This diving shop is located in Onna Village, Okinawa Prefecture. Complete beginners and advanced divers alike can enjoy diving under the guidance of the shop's experienced staff. The short distance of the boat ride out to the dive site helps to reduce seasickness and also makes afternoon diving possible. In addition to a full range of diving tours, the shop also runs a diving school that offers certification courses for everyone from the beginner to the aspiring professional instructor.

    Been to Okinawa now 4 times and the last 3 trips we always dived with Benthos Divers in Onna-son! If you are staying somewhat within the vicinity of Onna-son - they pick you up in the morning and you...

  • Aqua Dive Kohollo
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    5.0
    2 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Setouchicho Kunetsu 820-3
    This company, located in the hamlet of Kunetsu along the Oshima Straits, provides experiences that give visitors a generous sampling of the attractions of the subtropical island of Amami Oshima Island, including snorkeling tours and nature experiences. Snorkelers are taken to a spot five minutes by boat from the harbor, and thanks to careful support from the company's employees, even customers who cannot swim can enjoy snorkeling with confidence. The diving spot, which faces the open sea, has exceptionally clear water, allowing visitors to enjoy dynamic underwater landforms. Every year, from December to April, visitors have an opportunity to swim with the humpback whales that come here to raise their young.

    If youre in Amami, going diving, snorkeling or whale watching with Kohollo is a must do! This was the highlight of my time in Amami. The owners are the kindest people (speak a bit of English too...

  • Tom Sawyer Marine Shop
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    4.0
    2 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Ishigaki-shi Tonoshiro 2-41
    "This diving tour service is located along National Route 390 in Tonoshiro, Ishigaki City. It offers introductory diving experiences, snorkeling and fun diving tours, and more. Participants may even be able to encounter a manta ray if they are lucky. Other tour offerings include their ""Sunset Cruise BBQ,"" which allows participants to enjoy barbequing while taking in views of the ocean, as well as kayaking and trekking tours."

    Good boat, ok dive places, divers saw a manta. However, we were also 2 snorkelers, and for us it was a lousy trip, as it was much too deep to snorkel except for the last spot, which was ok. Good food.

  • Takeno Snorkel Center
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Toyooka-shi Takenocho Kirihama Oura 1218
    This experience facility is located in Oura, Kirihama, Takeno-cho, Toyooka City. Situated in Sanin Kaigan National Park, you can experience the observing living things in the very clear sea. In addition, there are various experience programs that allow you to interact with nature, such as geo canoe tours, living creature observations and nature craft. It also has family snorkeling for parents and children only available in August.

    体験学習(シュノーケル、ジオカヌー)専門の施設と思い込んでいて、前から知ってはいたですが、今年初めて訪問しました。自前の用具があれば、施設の目の前の海がシュノーケリングスポット、水はとても綺麗です。ちょっと疲れたら岩に上って一休み。南の海のような派手は魚はいませんが、かなり大きな魚も泳いでいて、楽しくシュノーケルできました。温水シャワー付きの更衣室を400円で利用できるので、海から上がった後も快適...

  • Mana Enjoy Diving Okinawa
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Nakagami-gun Chatancho Miyagi 2-193-1F
    Mana Enjoy Diving Okinawa is a diving shop located in Miyagi, Chatan Town, Nakagami County. It offers tours exclusively for groups that even beginners can feel confident about. Options include diving and snorkeling experiences in the Blue Grotto, known as a diving spot, or the Coral Flower Garden, where divers can swim with tropical fish. The shop also offers programs for families and courses for those who want to obtain diving licenses.

    元々、レンタルボートを利用しての海釣りが趣味で、沖縄には年6回くらい行ってましたが、魚の生態を見てみたいと思っていました。 2月の連休に1日休みをつけて、4連木が取れた為家内に相談。家内はシュノーケリングが好きで夏場はボートからいつも泳いでいた経験から二人でライセンス取得を目指す事に決定。 スクールは、以前YouTubeで見て覚えていたマナエンジョイダイビングに決め、アポ後受講申し込み...

  • PAVILON SURF&LODGE
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
    Shopping
    Tokushima Kaifu-gun Kaiyocho Shishikuiura Matsubara 215-1
    Located along the Tosa-Higashi Kaido Road, this surf store offers surfing and SUP (stand-up paddle) lessons in the Shishikui area, which is located within the Muroto Anan Kaigan National Park. You can also enjoy barbecue on the wooden deck facing the ocean if you bring your own food.

    We visited twice. First time we had a steak sandwich and had to question the steak. It looked like some kind of highly compressed meat. Couldn’t finish it cause we were so worried about what the...

  • Kashima Kanko
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Toyooka-shi Takenocho Takeno 4
    Located at the foot of the Nekozaki Peninsula at the northernmost tip of Hyogo Prefecture, this diving and snorkeling experience facility is within the San'in Kaigan Geopark, and from spring to fall, the Takeno Coast is tidal and clear, with a variety of popular fish and the dynamic topography of the Sea of Japan an attraction. The facility also has lodging facilities, so you can enjoy a relaxing diving experience in a small group with experienced staff.

    ダイビングを売りにしている旅館です。日帰りで来るひとも多いです。 夏場はいっぱいとのことです。 海が目の前ですのんびり出来ます。

  • Octopus Shore Hunting Tours
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    Niigata Iwafune-gun Awashimauramura Hi No Miyama 1491-8 Awa Shima Tourist Information Office
    Tour participants can enjoy octopushunting, an autumn tradition on Awashima Island. Tours are held three times a day on Saturdays and Sundays from September through October. Anyone elementary school aged and older can master the unique local technique, which involves dangling a bamboo pole with a red cloth wrapped on one end in front of an octopus and scooping it out of the water when it latches on with its tentacles. Because hunting is conducted on a shallow shore, you don’t need a particularly robust coat or other heavy ocean fishing gear. Contests are sometimes held to see who can catch the largest octopus, with the top catchers receiving awards and local specialty products as prizes. An advance application is required, so be sure to apply with plenty of time before the day you intend to go.
  • Chinen Marine Leisure Center
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    Okinawa Pref. Nanjoushi Chinen Kudeken 676
    This facility is where you can be transported to an uninhabited island and enjoy various marine sports. Above all, you can enjoy the highly transparent sea nurtured by the untouched nature of Komaka Island, and it is popular throughout the year. Besides playing in the ocean, it is also highly recommended to explore the uninhabited island. It is great because it is only 15 minutes away by boat from the Chinen Marine Leisure Center dock.
  • Bubble Ring Divers Kushimoto
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Pref. Higashimurogunkushimotochou Kushimoto 617-36
    This diving shop on the Kushimoto coast caters to everyone from beginners to advanced divers. You can choose from a variety of plans with an experienced guide that will let you enjoy the rich diversity of marine life made possible by the Kuroshio Current. They rent wet suits, fins, and other diving equipment, and they offer courses for getting your diving license too. They run diving trips to other locations in Japan and abroad several times a year. These give customers a different underwater perspective from their regular diving programs and provide diving options year-round.
  • Underwater Post Box
    Travel / Tourism
    Wakayama Nishimuro-gun Susami Cho Susami 4857-74
    The Underwater Post Box is about a 19-minute walk from Susami Station on the JR Kisei Line, in water about 10 meters deep 100 meters off the Karekinada Coast in the town of Susami. It was set up in 1999 on the occasion of the Nanki Kumano Taikenhaku, an outdoor exhibition, and it has been listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the world's deepest underwater post box. Visitors can buy special waterproof artificial paper for use in the underwater post box at Club Noah Susami. They do not even have to dive down to the bottom of the sea to mail their postcards; staff members will do it for them.
  • Aquamarine Shirahama
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Nishimuro-gun Shirahamacho Waterfront 448-1
    "This is the oldest diving facility in Shirahama, right off the beach, a 30-minute drive via National Route 42 from the Nanki Tanabe Interchange of the Hanwa Expressway. Due to the influence of the Kuroshio Current, the sea around Shirahama is very clear, and diving is enjoyable year-round. The Diving Experience Course, which lets beginners walk around underwater without worries, is highly recommended. Holders of a C-class diving license can enjoy a ""fun dive"" with a guide. The facility is equipped with a seawater pool, where customers can refresh their skills or learn to dive for the first time. All the necessary equipment is available for rent."
  • Wakayama Suhara Coast Sea Kayak Experience
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Wakayama Arida-gun Yuasacho Suhara Maruyama 966-1
    This guide company operates sea kayaking tours off the Suhara Coast. The area is easily accessible from Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe; waves are gentle year-round; the waters are highly clear; and the Suhara coastline is beautiful. The company's tours include free rentals of all the equipment you need, and the company's courteous pre-tour safety and basic operation classes ensure that even beginners can have fun and be safe. The company's all-day course is truly an adventure, taking you not just out onto the sea but also onto the land of the uninhabited island of Karumojima. Children as young as first grade elementary school age can come along on tours if accompanied by an adult in a two-person kayak, making it possible for the whole family to enjoy sea kayaking together.
  • HART ADVENTURE CENTER
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hiroshima Hatsukaichi-shi Miyajimacho
    This outdoor adventure group conducts exciting sea kayaking, shower climbing, and other outdoor tours on Miyajima Island. The group offers a wide variety of sea kayaking courses which enable tour-goers to experience the ocean off of World Heritage site-designated Itsukushima Shrine. The most popular is the one-hour course, a short tour which is also perfect for beginners. In addition to sea kayaks, the group provides paddles, life jackets, and everything else you need, making it easy to experience Miyajima Island from the sea. Other courses included the slightly longer three-hour course, and a six-hour course for those interested in going ashore on the uninhabited islands around Miyajima Island.
  • Tatsukushi Diving Center
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kochi Tosashimizu-shi Tatsukushi 3897
    This diving shop is found around southwestern Kochi, including in Tatsukushi, Ashizuri, Otsuki Town, Kashiwajima, and Okinoshima. They offer diving and scuba activities, licensing classes, and snorkeling tours as needed. They also offer banana boating, and private beach stays where you can visit a beach only reachable by boat for a premium beach barbecue.
  • COCO MARINE
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Okinawa Ginowan-shi Mashiki 550
    "This marine sports and parasailing service is located a short distance from Ginowan Marina. Proceed southeast along the Marina Line until you hit the third traffic signal and then turn left. The company, which operates its own built-to-order parasailing boat, offers three parasailing courses with different distances as well the ""Chura Sunset Parasailing"" course, which has a minimum group size of two people. The company accepts same day reservations for parasailing, which can be experienced in just 30 to 90 minutes, makes it an activity that is easy to casually enjoy. Other activities offered include flyboarding and jet skiing. A number of economical combo plans are available."

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