串本のダイビングポイント / Asaji

The best season to try drysuit diving!!

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The water temperature is still warm but the ground temperature is getting lower.

November 8, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 11~19℃
Water Temperature: 24℃
Wind Direction: North(3m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:10~12m
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We can see many kinds of underwater creatures in this term.
There are so many baby underwater creatures now.

Small fishes is so cute.
The file fish hide soon when we get close to her. When she hide in the hole, she use her fins.
The behavior is so cute!!!

When we go to diving at out of the ocean, we often meet boxer crab.
We met boxer crab that has eggs today.

The orange part is eggs.
It’s so beautiful!!!  She didn’t move at all.

At end of the dive, we can meet blenny that lives in coral.
It seems to be smiling!! The face is so cute.

When you take a pic of her, you can see smily face.
When you meet this fish, I want you to try taking pics.

Tomorrow will be weekends.
The sea condition will be nice.

We will enjoy diving tomorrow as well!!

See you then(^^)/

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串本の生きもの

Boxer crab, Placida babai, Plagiotremus tapeinosoma

串本のダイビングポイント

Asaji

The season to see nudibranch is coming!!

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The number of Nudibranch is increasing .

Nov 4, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 18~24℃
Water Temperature: 24~25℃
Wind Direction: Northeast(3m/s)
Swell: 0.5~1.0m
Visibility:10~12m
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Long time no see, everyone.
I didn’t update english blog for a long time….

In this summer season, many guests from overseas came to our shop!!!
If the charm of Kushimoto’s sea is spreading all over the world, I’m so happy.

The water temperature is still warm this year.
It was 24~25 degree. Many Japanese diver can dive with wetsuit now.

After end of the October, the number of nudibranch is increasing.
I tried to search nudibranch in this weekends.

I could find many kinds of nudibranch but the number is still few(^^;)

When I find a Cratena affinis, I think the season to see nudibranch is coming.

I gatta search the place which has many nudibranchs.

The Japanese name of this is Yuki Usagi Umiushi.
Yuki means snow. Usagi means rabbit.

The name is so cute!!!

Of course there are other underwater creatures in our dive site.

We can see many decorated ghost pipe fish in this year.
I was able to find it before typhoon effects.
But, she still stay at the same place.

Also, you can see various of school of fishes now.

I guess Kushimoto area is the only place in the world where you can see these schools of fish at -15m.
The situation is so rare!!!!

Do you know November is the best season to practice drysuit diving?
Ground and water temperature is still warm. So,  you can wear drysuit with shin inner.

If you want to try drysuit diving, I recommend you to try it in this term!!!
If you want, please feel free to let us know!!

See you then(^^)

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串本の生きもの

Striped butterfly fish, Decorated ghost pipefish, Verconia hongkongiensis, Cratena affinis

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Good Wrasse world, Ni-No-Ne, Asaji

There are so many kinds of underwater creatures

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We went to Night diving yesterday .

October 8 , 2024

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Weather: Cloudy &Sunny
Ground Temperature: 22~27℃
Water Temperature: 26℃
Wind Direction: Southeast(3m/s)
Swell: 0.5m
Visibility:15m
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The sea condition keep nice recently.
And the number of overseas guest is getting more.

We went to Night diving yesterday.
We could see Baby Painted spiny robster.

The body color is so beautiful!!!
We can see this size only this term.

When you go to Night diving, you can see underwater creatures closer than usual.

The night diving seems like Adventure. So it is exciting !!!

Also, today is so good condition as well.
We can meet sea turtle.

The sea turtle is so friendly.
So we can observe her easily !!

And we can also meet Giant frog fish.
The frog fish lives in same area.She likes Anchor line, I guess.

Recently, the number of tropical fish is more  and more.
There is a place that four Platte surgeonfish live in a same coral.

They are so cute!!!
We can see various of underwater creatures from temperate species to Tropical fish.

I think the one of charm of Kushimoto’s sea is that can be seen various underwater creatures.

Now is the best season to see many situation.

After this term, you can practice drysuit diving.
We held the Drysuit speciality course from Autumn season.

If you want to experience drysuit diving, October and November is the best season.

See you then(^^)/

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串本の生きもの

Sea turtle, Giant frogfish, Platte surgeonfish, Starry toadfish

串本のダイビングポイント

Bizen, Sumisaki, Asaji

Nice condition!!!

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It was so nice day but typhoon will come to Japan…

August 14, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 26~34℃
Water Temperature: 23~28℃
Wind Direction: Northeast(3~6m/s)
Swell: 0.5~1.0m
Visibility:10~15m
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It was fine day today.
And the sea was so calm!!

The water temperature is changing day by day.
Today’s water temperature was 23~28 degree.

Then, We went to dive in the point that located in out of the ocean.
There are so many fishes.

At this morning, we saw so many greater amberjacks.
Sometimes, they attack to silver striped round herring.

Recently, we can saw many kinds of baby fishes.

We were able to see baby Lion fish at the morning.

At second dive, we saw super small crab!!!

The size is 1mm. It was so hard to see it with our eyes lol

At last dive, we saw baby frog fish.

There isn’t many frog fish recently.
So this frog fish is very valuable!!!

I hope the frog fish keep staying at the same place for a long time.

The surge will be bigger and bigger after this time I guess.
We may not be able to dive on Friday due to typhoon effect.

See you then.

 

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グラスワールド, Asaji, Same-no-hire

There is blue water in Kushimoto!

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The sea condition is so nice!!!

August 12, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 27~33℃
Water Temperature: 25~28℃
Wind Direction: Southwest(3~4m/s)
Swell: 0.5~1.0m
Visibility:12~20m
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It was so nice day for diving.
The visibility was so nice and water temperature was also good!!

Recently, there are so many Greater amberjack.
We can see them very close!!

The scene is so exciting.
Sometimes, some greater amberjack attack to silver striped round herrings.

We were seeing this scene for a long time(^^)

When we look on the rock, there are many kinds of macro creatures.
Today, we could see Beautiful Tambja nudibranch.

The color is so beautiful!!
We can see many kinds of sea slugs in this summer.

The water temperature  is getting warmer, so the number of tropical fishes and toropical underwater creatures is getting more.

We can see boxer crab at the morning.

When they get angry or feel scared , they usually shaking their sea anemone.
The behavior is so cute(^^)

Then, it was OBON week by tomorrow.
The sea condition will be good.
We will be able to dive without stress as well!!

See you then!!

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Bizen, Ni-No-Ne, Asaji, Same-no-hire

Long public holiday was starting!!

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The sea condition keep well!!

August 10, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 27~33℃
Water Temperature: 22~29℃
Wind Direction: Northwest(3m/s)
Swell: 0.5m
Visibility:10~15m
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Japanese long public hoilday term was staring from today.
It is called “OBON” in Japanase.

Many Japanese take a day-off for a week.
So, many guest came to our shop today.

The visibility become well!!
At the morning, we could meet big school of Greater Amberjack.

The scene was so exciting!!!
Every guest looks like fun!!!

Others, there are many kinds of macro underwater creatures too.

We can see shrimps at the soft coral.
I guess the number of the shrimp become more and more!!

At last dive, we could see frog fish.
They usually hide under small rock.

So it is so lucky to see it.
If you could see it, you are so lucky.

It will be nice day tomorrow .
We will be able to enjoy diving as well!!!

See you then(^^)

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串本の生きもの

Greater Ambrjack, Freckled Frogfish, SoftCoral Snapping shrimp

串本のダイビングポイント

Bizen, Sumisaki, Good Wrasse world, Asaji, To-no-oki, Kita-no-ne

Best season for Nudibranch

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There are so many Nudibranchs now!!

July 24, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 27~32℃
Water Temperature: 20~23℃
Wind Direction: Southwest(3~5m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:5~8m
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It was fine day today.
But the water temperature is still low…..

It was about 20~23 degree.
I think you need to wear inner vest.

However, low water temperature aren’t all bad.
We can see many kinds of nudibranchs now.

We saw these nudibranchs today.

First one is Pikachu Nudibranch.

Almost Pikachu is tiny haha
The size is 2mm~ 8mm.

And we can also see Tambja Nudibranch.

At last dive, we went to the place where pigmy sweepers gather.

The place is so exciting !!!!
I believe you should see it at least once.

Around this school of fishes, many groupers were gathering.

They aim to pigmy sweepers.
I think we will not be able to see this school of fishes soon, I guess.

The surge caused typhoon will come to Kushimoto tomorrow .
I hope it will not affect more…

We will go to night diving for observing coral spawning.
I hope I will be able to see it.

See you then(^^)/

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Bizen, Sumisaki, Asaji

I was able to meet for a long time.

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I can also enjoy diving today.

October 27, 2023

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 15~24℃
Water Temperature: 23~24℃
Wind Direction: Northwest(3m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:10~12m
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It was so nice day today!!
We can dive with wetsuit now.

Then, there are various shrimps today.

I was able to find shrimps.
In Kushimoto, this shrimp usually live in sea cucumber.

And this shrimps are living in star fish as usual.

When I check a picture, I notice that three shrimps are on star fish!!!
I didn’t find out that!!!

And, I met rare eel that hide in the hole for five days.

I think it run away from 5 days ago.
But, it still stay at the same place.

When the eel is growing up, the body color change from black to Blue.

At last I will how you beautiful sea slug.

I will start the event that is called ” umiushi-search “”.
I try to find sea slug as much as possible in a whole dives.

If you like sea slug, please join this event!!!
It should be fun!!!

The weekend will start from tomorrow.
We hold the camera seminar tomorrow and day after tomorrow .

Many guest will come to our shop!!
I will enjoy diving tomorrow also!!!

 

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串本の生きもの

Yellow mouth moray, ribon eel, Seastar shrimp

串本のダイビングポイント

Good Wrasse world, Ni-No-Ne, Asaji

Nice day！！！

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Today is so nice for diving.

September 16, 2023

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 26~31℃
Water Temperature: 25~28℃
Wind Direction: Southwest(5m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:15~20m
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It is so nice day today!!
The sea water is so clear and warm.

So our guest can enjoy diving  without feeling could and stress.

There are so many fishes in Kushimoto area now.

Especially , The number of green fish is very lot !!!
You can see this fish in all of diving point.

And there are many baby doubled-line fusilier in the pint of out of ocean.
The body color is silver, so it is so beautiful.

Also, you can see macro creatures now.
Today, I show our guest so tiny creatures.

First one is crab. It has sponge on their back.
It shake their body, when it feel stress.

And sea slug is also tiny.

These size is about 2mm hahaha

I’m happy when I could find tiny creatures.
I try to find tiny creatures tomorrow as well.

Then, Foreigner tourist and guest willl come to our shop tomorrow and day after tomorrow .

I will enjoy diving with them.

See you then(^^)/

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Bizen, Asaji, Ichi-no-Ne Higashi

Enjoy diving today!

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The swell is not getting bigger.

September 3, 2023

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 25~32℃
Water Temperature: 26~27℃
Wind Direction: Northeast(3~6m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:8~12m
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The weekend finished today.
The swell was not getting bigger than yesterday.

So, we can enjoy diving easily.
At first dive, I went to out of the ocean.
There are so many fishes.

Especially , greenfish is so lot!!!

After first dive, I went to bayside dive site.
There are various of macro creatures now.

The baby frog fish is popular among Japanese diver.

I cannot check tiny frog fish today.
So, I wanna check if the frogfish are staying at the same place.

Also, other rare macro creatures are still seen.
If you like macro creatures, this season is the best to dive, I think.

But, forecast said that the swell will be getting bigger tomorrow.
I hope I will be able to dive in a whole day.

See you then(^^)/

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串本の生きもの

Giant Frog Fish, Greenfish

串本のダイビングポイント

Bizen, Sumisaki, Asaji