Minami Echizen

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About 10km south of Echizen, Minami Echizen is a diving area that has opened relatively recently. It is very accessible from the Kansai and Chubu areas, so many divers visit here. There are more than 20 dive sites on the beach and by boat.

Kobtay resides at a point. Summer brings sardines, horse mackerel. Autumn unveils Echizen, Mizudako jellyfish. Observe dandelions, sea horses, nudibranchs, groupers year-round.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Wrasse

203 Sightings
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Octopus

29 Sightings
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Damselfish

186 Sightings
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Jackfish

134 Sightings
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Scorpionfish

51 Sightings
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Grouper/Basslets

42 Sightings
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Squid

41 Sightings
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Nudibranch

41 Sightings
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Loggerhead Turtle

1 Sightings
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Moray Eel

1 Sightings
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