Diving Japan – the Land of the Rising Sun is, for me, one of the most interesting countries in the world.
Whether it is the ancient traditions of sumo wrestling… The extraordinary efficiency of its infrastructure or the sometimes bewildering world of Japanese fashion and popular culture. There is something about Japan that feels very special and unique.
It is a country where ancient traditions and cutting-edge technology coexist in a way I have experienced nowhere else.
And while many visitors understandably concentrate on Tokyo, Kyoto and the country’s other major cities, there is a very different Japan waiting to be discovered beyond them.
The Japanese archipelago encompasses a remarkable range of landscapes, climates and marine environments.
Japan’s Significant Marine Biodiversity
That diversity extends beneath the surface. Japan offers an astonishing variety of diving, from cold-water environments and unusual marine life in the north to coral reefs and tropical species in the south.
The meeting and interaction of major ocean currents, particularly the warm Kuroshio and cold Oyashio, help create some remarkably productive and biologically diverse waters.
I have only scratched the surface of diving in Japan and have yet to experience much of what the country has to offer.
But the diving I have done has certainly whetted my appetite to go back for more.
Most of my trips to Japan have been business-related or focused on exploring Tokyo. But I have also been fortunate enough to make two rather unusual trips… Specifically to explore what lies beneath the surface, and those experiences are documented below.
There is much more of Japan’s underwater world that I want to see. So this is very much a work in progress for me. But watch this space – I have plans to go back and explore more.
