串本のダイビングポイント / Uchiura beach

Kushimoto area was closed due to heavy wind

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I went to other diving site today.

March 26, 2024

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Weather: Rainy⇨Cloudy
Ground Temperature: 14~19℃
Water Temperature: 16℃
Wind Direction: Southwest(6~10m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:8~10m
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Kushimoto area was closed today due to heavy wind.
So, we went to other dive site located in east area of Kushimoto.

The beach point will be closed 5days later.
So, we saw various of underwater creature as much as possible.

At first, we can see rare fish.

And there are many tiny creatures around this fish.

Some Japanese likes this creatures.
And there are many kinds of sea slug.

The color is so beautiful!!!
But it is small one.

Others, we can see beautiful fish!!
The fin is so beautiful, isn’t it??

Finally, this fish hid into the sand.

The fish usually wake up at night.
So, it is rare case to see in the noon.

I will dive in Kushimoto area tomorrow.
I hope the sea condition become calm.

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Uchiura beach

The sea condition is very rough…

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We cannot dive in Kushimoto area.

March 20, 2024

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Weather: Sunny sometimes rainy
Ground Temperature: 10~12℃
Water Temperature: 16℃
Wind Direction: Northwest(8~10m/s)
Swell: 1.5m
Visibility:5~8m
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There were very strong wind and high wave in Kushimoto area today.
So, we changed the dive site located in Kii-Oshima.

There are various of macro underwater creatures in this point named Uchiura-beach.

At first dive, we went to deep area for seeing this fish.

This fish is so rare!!!
It’s so rare that if you haven’t seen it, you should definitely check it out!!!

And we can also see cattle fish!!

The body color is so beautiful, isn’t it??

Do you find any creatures in this pic??

 

A octopus is hiding in this pic.
It’s good at hiding in the sand. So, It is hard to find out it.

Others, there are so many kind s of rare underwater creatures in this point.

 

But, we will be able to dive by March 31.
So, I wanna dive at this point more.

Then, we will be able to dive in Kushimoto area tomorrow.
I hope we can dive in Kushimoto area.

Aee you then(^^)/

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串本の生きもの

Cattle fish, Pegasus laternarius, Octopus aegina, longwing searobin

串本のダイビングポイント

Uchiura beach

Many Amberjack!!

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This situation is so dynamic!!!

January 24th, 2023

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 2~9℃
Water Temperature: 17~18℃
Wind Direction: Northwest(8~10m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:12~15m
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Kushimoto area is closed due to heavy wind today.
So, I went to other area for diving.

There are so many amberjack now!!
The number is so huge!!!

When they get close to us, we cannot see over there.
It seems like big cloud.

I wish everyone to see this fishes and situation!!

Others, there are macro creatures as well.

I could find rare seaslug at the morning.

It lives in tropical ocean. But we can sometimes see it.
They eat seaslug. If you can see the situation of eating sealugs, you’re so lucky!!

And, I could see this lion fish.

The fin color is beautiful !!
So, many Japanese diver like this fish!!!

The whether forecast said that the wind is getting lower.
So, I think we will be able to dive in Kushimoto area.

I wish the wind and wave are getting calm…

See you then(^^)/

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串本の生きもの

Bigeye scad, Broadbarred firefish, Tyrannodoris luteolineata (Baba

串本のダイビングポイント

Uchiura beach

Strong wind day

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We cannot dive in Kushimoto area due to heavy wind.

February 19, 2023

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Weather: Cloudy→Rainy
Ground Temperature: 18~19℃
Water Temperature: 17℃
Wind Direction: Southwest(8~12m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:10m
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I couldn’t update our blog.
So, I will show you recently sea condition in this blog.

Recently, the visibility of Kushimoto is very good.
So, we can dive without stress.

The sea water is so clear.
Sometimes, we can meet rare fish that is usually living in the deeper area.

I can meet this rare fish on last Wednesday.

The fish usually swim near surface.
So, if you want to find it, you should keep neutral buoyancy in 1~3m.

But, I want you to observe it, because it is so cute!!!

There also other macro creatures.
I found the unique situation.

The crab is hiding in this picture.
Could you find it??

Most Japanese diver like this situation .

Today, we cannot dive in Kushimoto area.
So, we went to another dive site.

But, there are many rare macro creatures.

In the first dive, I can found mimic octopus .

It changes shape to imitate a fish or some underwater creatures.
So, It is so fun to observe it.

And, we can see cute fish in this dive site.

The goby and fish live in the same place.

At last, we can see rare sea slug.

It walks on the sand.
I have never seen it before, so I’m so happy to find it.

Then, we may not be able to dive in Kushimoto area.
We may be going to dive in Sue area tomorrow.

I hope I will be able to dive in Kushimoto tomorrow.

Now, we accept a reservation for foreign guest.
So, when you come to Japan, Please contact us freely.

We have many rental gears.
All you need is a change of clothes and you can go diving.

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串本のダイビングポイント

Uchiura beach

Our dive site is closed again…..

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We went to Sue diving center.

7 March , 2022

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 7~11℃
Water Temperature: 16~17℃
Wind Direction: West(8~11m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:7~8m
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Today, Kushimoto’s dive site is closed again.
So, we went to Sue Diving Center located in Kii-Ooshima.

The visibility is getting worse.But, there are many kinds of small creatures.
So, We enjoy diving in there.

I’ll show you some creatures I met in Sue’s dive site.

串本のダイビングポイント

Uchiura beach, Sue

Uchi-ura Beach

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We dived in Uchi-ura beach.

January  18, 2022

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 5~8℃
Water Temperature: 19℃
Wind Direction: Northwest(8~10m/s)
Swell: 0.5m
Visibility:12~15m
※This condition is about Sue area.
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Today, there are high waves in Kushimoto area.
So, we go to Sue, Uchi-ura beach.

I go to there with a guest who haven’t  been to Sue before.
So, I introduced many kinds of creatures that lived in Sue as much as I can.

When I go to deeper area, I meet Big Angel shark.
I’m so happy to meet him at first!!

The Angel shark is swimming in front of us.
So, we can observe him easily(^^)

A herd of horse mackerel, which is a typical creatures in Sue area, also passed as ususal.
It is so dynamic !!

Please visit us to see this flock!!
Sometimes, Big yellowtails appears near the flock and preys on horse mackerel.

On the other hands, we can observe small creatures in Sue area too.
For example, cattle fish, Japanese pigmy seahorse and Octopus and so on.

The color of cattle fish is so beautiful .
It change the color when intimidating.  This is one of the most popular creature.

Then, we will be able to dive in Kushimoto tomorrow.
I hope W.temp is rising and the visibility is so good.

串本の生きもの

Cattle fish, Horse Mackerel, Angel shark

串本のダイビングポイント

Uchiura beach

We dive at Sue in Kii-Oshima

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We can met many kind of octopus and a cattle fish.

January  11, 2022

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Weather: Cloudy then rain
Ground Temperature: 9~12℃
Water Temperature: 18~19℃
Wind Direction: Northwest(8m/s)
Swell: 0.5m
Visibility:15m
(This condition is about Kii-Oshima’s)
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We dived in Sue diving center that located in Kii-Oshima.
Because we cannot dive in Kushimoto because of the high waves.

In Sue area, we can met many kinds of octopus .
At first dive, we could observe the scene that the Octopus catch a fish for eating!!

When I found it, I’m so surprise!!!
It’s valuable to be able to meet such a scene. we are so lucky.

At the end of diving, we can also meet this octopus !!

This octopus has strong poison.
So when you meet this octopus, please be careful not to be bitten.

And there are many other creatures in Sue area.
We can enjoy diving today!!

Because it is forecast that the wind will weaken, we may be able to dive in Kushimoto.

I hope I could….

串本の生きもの

Blue-ringed octopus, Octopus kagoshimensis

串本のダイビングポイント

Uchiura beach