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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 & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Scalloped Hammerhead
190
Total Sightings
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M
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#2
Great Hammerhead Shark
48
Total Sightings
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A
M
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N
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#3
Green Turtle
36
Total Sightings
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A
M
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A
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N
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#4
Parrotfish
8
Total Sightings
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M
A
M
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A
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O
N
D
#5
Oceanic Blacktip Shark
6
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
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O
N
D
#6
Jackfish
5
Total Sightings
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A
M
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A
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O
N
D
#7
Sweetlips and Grunts
4
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
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O
N
D
#8
Grey Reef Shark
3
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
S
O
N
D
#9
Hawksbill Turtle
3
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
S
O
N
D
#10
Pufferfish
3
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
S
O
N
D