Kawana

★★★★☆ (549)

Kawana in Ito City, Shizuoka, offers calm waters and varied topography. With easy-entry beach dives ideal for beginners and boat dives for experienced divers, it’s rich in marine life year-round. Sea turtles are frequently spotted, making it a popular and rewarding dive site.

Kawana offers year-round marine life from turtles to nudibranchs. Spring–summer brings Gobies, fall–winter highlights nudibranchs. Summer boat dives reveal soft corals.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Green Turtle

Green Turtle

74 Sightings
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11
J
17
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32
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14
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0
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0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

34 Sightings
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2
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7
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7
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6
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8
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0
O
4
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0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 600

Wrasse

Wrasse

28 Sightings
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14
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9
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0
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3
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0
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2
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 350

Damselfish

Damselfish

39 Sightings
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2
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14
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0
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4
J
11
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0
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0
O
4
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4
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 12

Lionfish

Lionfish

26 Sightings
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2
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2
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2
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7
J
4
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7
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0
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0
O
2
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0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 25

Boxfish

Boxfish

22 Sightings
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1
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14
M
4
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0
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0
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0
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0
O
3
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0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

20 Sightings
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14
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0
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0
J
0
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0
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0
O
2
N
4
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Pufferfish

Pufferfish

20 Sightings
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1
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5
M
0
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4
J
10
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0
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0
O
0
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0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish

10 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
J
8
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0
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0
O
2
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0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 300

Squid

Squid

10 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
M
5
J
4
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
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0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 80

Mullet

Mullet

8 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
J
6
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0
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0
O
2
N
0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 360

Turtle

Turtle

7 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
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0
J
0
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0
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6
O
0
N
1
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 8

Bannerfish

Bannerfish

5 Sightings
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0
M
1
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0
M
0
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0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
2
N
2
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

5 Sightings
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1
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0
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2
M
2
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0
J
0
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0
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0
O
0
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0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 120

Flounder

Flounder

4 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
O
2
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0

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