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There are a number of diving spots around Kamikimoto Island, an uninhabited island off the coast of Shimoda. It is a 20-minute boat ride from the harbor to the dive site. It is a popular spot for hammerhead sharks to appear from summer to autumn when the Kuroshio Current approaches the Izu Peninsula.

You can see tons of hammerheads, sandbar sharks, and blacktipsharks. The Kuroshio Current can also attract sunfish, sailfish, whale sharks, manta rays, and eagle rays.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Scalloped Hammerhead

190 Sightings
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16
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42
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36
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18
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6
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Great Hammerhead Shark

48 Sightings
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2
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3
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19
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13
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11
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Green Turtle

36 Sightings
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5
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11
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8
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0
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Parrotfish

8 Sightings
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2
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6
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Oceanic Blacktip Shark

6 Sightings
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6
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Jackfish

5 Sightings
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2
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3
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0

Sweetlips and Grunts

4 Sightings
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4
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0

Grey Reef Shark

3 Sightings
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3
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Hawksbill Turtle

3 Sightings
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0

Pufferfish

3 Sightings
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3
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