{"id":2190,"date":"2021-04-21T11:53:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T04:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/?page_id=2190"},"modified":"2021-06-13T08:37:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T01:37:34","slug":"kyushu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/kyushu\/","title":{"rendered":"Ky\u016bsh\u016b Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2190\" class=\"elementor elementor-2190\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5131a13e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5131a13e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1053ca7a\" data-id=\"1053ca7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d99e122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d99e122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KY\u016aSH\u016a <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-281522d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"281522d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf5a6bb\" data-id=\"cf5a6bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171ac81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"171ac81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ky\u016bsh\u016b region is a vast and complex area, offering many excellent diving opportunities, with contrasting conditions. <br \/>In north Ky\u016bsh\u016b, <strong>visibility changes radically<\/strong> in the summer months, reaching 20m, but is usually quite low (5m more so) in winter.<br \/><br \/>Ky\u016bsh\u016b\u2019s diving is <strong>increasingly sub-tropical as you head south<\/strong>, but the north-west areas also feature relatively warm water, heated by the Kuroshio\u2019s Tsushima branch, which heads northwards along the west-coast of Japan\u2019s main islands.<\/p><p>From an administrative point of view, the official region is actually <em>Ky\u016bsh\u016b and Okinawa<\/em>, but we\u2019ll separate these two major diving areas for clarity, focusing on the <strong>main island of Ky\u016bsh\u016b and its surrounding islands.<br \/><\/strong>We&#8217;ll also include the <strong>Satsunan islands<\/strong>, which are the <strong>northern islands of the Nansei archipelago <\/strong>administered by south Ky\u016bsh\u016b\u2019s Kagoshima Prefecture. <br \/>Historically, the Satsunan islands were considered part of the Ry\u016b-Ky\u016b, as part of a continuum, but are now excluded by a recent official redefinition of the term.<br \/><br \/>See <strong>here<\/strong> for more precise info on the Nansei island chain.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ec2dc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ec2dc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5521aa4\" data-id=\"5521aa4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119269e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"119269e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MAIN DIVING AREAS MENTIONED<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9bb1a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9c9bb1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23619e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d23619e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">North Ky\u016bsh\u016b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6992d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c6992d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Okinoshima, Koi-no-ura, Shikanoshima, I\u014djima islands (Fukuoka Prefecture )<\/li><li>Got\u014d islands, Tsushima and Iki Islands (Nagasaki Prefecture)<\/li><li>Karatsu (Saga Prefecture)<\/li><li>Hazako (Oita Prefecture)<\/li><li>Amakusa (Kumamoto Prefecture)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-93927ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93927ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3dd8a5\" data-id=\"b3dd8a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce5a2b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ce5a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb8cc61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb8cc61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">South Ky\u016bsh\u016b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6bb048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6bb048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Nichinan, Nobeoka (Miyazaki Prefecture)<\/li><li>Sakurajima, Bonotsu, Yamakawaoki Kamise (Kagoshima Prefecture)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b385c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"18b385c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ee6a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1ee6a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Satsunan Islands <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b299f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b299f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(Nansei Archipelago islands administered by Kagoshima prefecture) <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ae174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5ae174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span class=\"aCOpRe\">\u014csumi <\/span> Islands (Yakushima, Tanegashima, I\u014djima islands)<\/li><li>Amami Islands (Amami \u014cshima, Tokunoshima, Okinoerabujima, Yoron island\/<em>Yoron-t\u014d<\/em>)<\/li><li>Tokara Islands (Kuchinoshima)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e71b20e\" data-id=\"e71b20e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Sharks and rays\"> Sharks and rays <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Sharks and rays\" href=\"#kyusyusharks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Sharks and rays<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-528e63c premium-bullet-list-content-grow-effect\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Macro diving, odd and rare critters\"> Macro diving, odd and rare critters <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Macro diving, odd and rare critters\" href=\"#kyusyumacro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Macro diving, odd and rare critters<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-791f143 premium-bullet-list-content-grow-effect\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Turtles\"> Turtles <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Turtles\" href=\"#kyusyuturtles\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Turtles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-f906f52 premium-bullet-list-content-grow-effect\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Spawning events and aggregations\"> Spawning events and aggregations <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Spawning events and aggregations\" href=\"#kyusyuspawning\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Spawning events and aggregations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-cfa07e1 premium-bullet-list-content-grow-effect\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Whales and other cetaceans\"> Whales and other cetaceans <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Whales and other cetaceans\" href=\"#kyusyuwhales\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Whales and other cetaceans<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-80980e3 premium-bullet-list-content-grow-effect\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"An \u201cunderwater aurora borealis\u201d  \"> An \u201cunderwater aurora borealis\u201d   <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"An \u201cunderwater aurora borealis\u201d  \" href=\"#kyusyuaurora\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>An \u201cunderwater aurora borealis\u201d  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-afaca13 premium-bullet-list-content-grow-effect\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Rare coral\"> Rare coral <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Rare coral\" href=\"#kyusyucoral\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Rare coral<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-b2f0f03 premium-bullet-list-content-grow-effect\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Remarkable underwater topography\"> Remarkable underwater topography <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Remarkable underwater topography\" href=\"#kyusyutopo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Remarkable underwater topography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-d590c00 premium-bullet-list-content-grow-effect\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Wreck diving\"> Wreck diving <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Wreck diving\" href=\"#kyusyuwreck\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Wreck diving<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-cbd745f premium-bullet-list-content-grow-effect\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Drift diving\"> Drift diving <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Drift diving\" href=\"#kyusyudrift\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Drift diving<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-898cf3c premium-bullet-list-content-grow-effect\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-drawable-icon\"><i class=\"premium-svg-nodraw fas fa-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Liveaboard cruises\"> Liveaboard cruises <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Liveaboard cruises\" href=\"#kyusyuliveaboard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Liveaboard cruises<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e107e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e107e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72d8248\" data-id=\"72d8248\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-def17fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"def17fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da98058\" data-id=\"da98058\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed012a9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ed012a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d44085d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d44085d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"kyusyuiconic\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ICONIC SPECIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c404202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c404202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In general, dive sites of Ky\u016bsh\u016b region offer a very<strong> special mix of temperate and subtropical <\/strong>diving, especially in the <strong>Got\u014d islands<\/strong> (Nagasaki Pref.) where you can see both cold water and warm marine life, including rather unique tropical species, along with colourful soft corals and hard coral colonies, brought by the Tsushima branch of the Kuroshio warm current.<br \/>Similarly, the <strong>Satsunan islands<\/strong> (Kagoshima Pref.) further south, especially <strong>Yoron Island<\/strong> (<em>Yoron-t\u014d<\/em>) offer an interesting seasonal mix of species.<\/p><p><strong>Amami \u014cshima<\/strong> (Kagoshima Pref.) is also a good place to observe the <strong>w<\/strong><strong>hite-spotted puffer fish<\/strong> (<em>Torquigener albomaculosus<\/em> ), made famous by a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hpdlQae5wP8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sequence<\/a> in the BBC\u2019s Blue Planet series, where we see it crafting beautiful circular design in the sandy seabed.<\/p><p>The oddly shaped <strong>Japanese horseshoe crab<\/strong> (<em>Tachypleus tridentatus<\/em>), an endangered crab species, is spotted in different areas, especially on <strong>Koi-no-ura island<\/strong> (Fukuoka Pref.). <br \/>It has blue blood, and it does somewhat look like something out of Ridley Scott\u2019s<em> Alien<\/em> movie franchise\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-924efdc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"924efdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a4e36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8a4e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"kyusyuschool\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SCHOOLING FISH, PELAGICS AND PREDATORS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d20c66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d20c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Schooling fish and predatory action<\/strong> are a common feature of Ky\u016bsh\u016b dive sites, especially on current-exposed offshore sites and remote islands. The main local predators are <strong>amberjacks, tuna, trevallies <\/strong>and<strong> mackerels.<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>Shikanoshima<\/strong> island in northern Ky\u016bsh\u016b (Fukuoka Pref.) large migratory fish such as <strong>greater amberjacks<\/strong> (<em>Seriola dumerili<\/em>) prey on big schools of Japanese horse mackerel (<em>Trachurus japonicus<\/em>).<\/p><p><strong>Big schools and predatory action<\/strong> can also be seen on the remote island of <strong>Okinoshima<\/strong> (Fukuoka Pref.), which is a sacred Shinto island and off-limits to women to this day.<br \/>Diving is done around the island, which is reached by a two-hour boat ride which can be organised by city-based operators.<br \/>Schools of fish are also one of the highlights of <strong>Miyazaki <\/strong>and<strong> Kagoshima Prefecture<\/strong>\u2019s numerous dive sites (especially areas exposed to currents at Kagoshima Prefecture\u2019s <strong>Sakurajima <\/strong>or <strong>Bonotsu<\/strong>, famous for its schools of <strong>amberjacks, tunas <\/strong>or<strong> rainbow runners<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>Big fish<\/strong> (but also sharks and rays) are also a strong feature of southern <strong>Satsunan Islands<\/strong> (Kagoshima Pref.), such as <strong>Amami \u014cshima<\/strong> or the <strong>Tokara islands (Kuchinoshima)<\/strong> famous for schools of <strong>bigeye trevally<\/strong> (<em>Caranx sexfasciatus<\/em>), <strong>giant trevallies<\/strong> (<em>Caranx ignobilis<\/em>) and <strong>dogtooth tuna<\/strong> (<em>Gymnosarda unicolor<\/em>) and other large migratory species, found all the way down to neighbouring Okinawa islands.<\/p><p>Still in the Satsunan Islands, the Amami archipelago&#8217;s <strong>Okinoerabujima<\/strong> is famous for its <strong>big ball of bigeye trevally<\/strong> (<em>Caranx sexfasciatus<\/em>), which can be seen all year round.<\/p><p>Amami \u014cshima is also famous for its large aggregations of <strong>Gilbert&#8217;s cardinal fish<\/strong> (<em>Zoramia gilberti<\/em>) found in large aggregations near coral reefs and sheltered lagoon bays.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f9cae elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d7f9cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093ce1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"093ce1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"kyusyusharks\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SHARKS AND RAYS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759e69f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"759e69f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Reef sharks, pelagic sharks and rays<\/strong> are commonly spotted from winter to spring and in the summer months, especially in the <strong>Satsunan Islands<\/strong> (especially in the Amami and Tokara islands\u2026), commonly encountered all the way down to Okinawa.<\/p><p>There have also been sightings of small schools of <strong>oceanic<\/strong> <strong>black tip sharks <\/strong>(<em>Carcharhinus limbatus<\/em>),<strong> tiger sharks <\/strong>(<em>Galeocerdo cuvier<\/em>),<strong> hammerhead sharks <\/strong>(<em>Sphyrna lewini<\/em>),<strong> spotted eagle rays <\/strong>(<em>Aetobatus narinari<\/em>),<strong> baitballs <\/strong> and other types of pelagic actions in the spring months around the <strong>Tokara\/Satsunan<\/strong> islands, especially on exploratory cruises.<\/p><p>Reef<strong> manta rays<\/strong> (<em>Mobula alfredi) <\/em>are regularly spotted in the <strong>Tokara <\/strong>islands, especially around <strong>Kuchinoshima, <\/strong>between the end of October to mid-May, and spotted eagle rays in the autumn months, and the occasional <strong>w<\/strong><strong>hale sharks<\/strong> (<em>Rhincodon typus<\/em>) have also occasionally been spotted.<br \/><strong>Eagle rays<\/strong> (<em>Aetobatus narinari<\/em>), <strong>thresher sharks<\/strong> (<em>Alopias pelagicus<\/em>), <strong>hammerhead sharks <\/strong>(<em>Sphyrna lewini<\/em>), and <strong>mola-mola\/sunfish<\/strong> (<em>Mola-mola)<\/em> are also sometimes spotted in Miyazaki Prefecture\u2019s <strong>Nichinan <\/strong>and<strong> Nobeoka areas<\/strong>, and <strong>hammerhead <\/strong>and <strong>thresher sharks<\/strong> are also sometimes spotted in Kagoshima\u2019s <strong>Yamakawaoki Kamise<\/strong> area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c5053 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b9c5053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971dd44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"971dd44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"kyusyumacro\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MACRO DIVING, ODD AND RARE CRITTERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22ac30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b22ac30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ky\u016bsh\u016b region offer<strong> very good macro diving<\/strong> with <strong>gobies and blennies<\/strong>,<strong> jawfish<\/strong>, and many species of<strong> nudibranchs <\/strong>and <strong>seahorses<\/strong>, along with the occasional spotting of <strong>pigmy seahorses<\/strong> at <strong>Yakushima<\/strong>\u2019s Nagata and Otsuse sites.<br \/><br \/>Miyazaki Prefecture\u2019s <strong>Nobeoka<\/strong> area is famous for its great variety of <strong>frogfish<\/strong>, and Kagoshima\u2019s <strong>Sakurajima<\/strong> area offers solid macro life, including <strong>anthias<\/strong> normally seen in much deeper water.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfce8b6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bfce8b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ad140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45ad140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"kyusyuturtles\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TURTLES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a7345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38a7345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Turtles<\/strong> are very common especially in the <strong>Satsunan Islands<\/strong> (Kagoshima Pref.), notably on the island of <strong>Yakushima,<\/strong> <strong>Okinoerabujima<\/strong> and <strong>Yoron<\/strong> but also in Oita Prefecture\u2019s <strong>Hazako<\/strong>, and Miyazaki Prefecture\u2019s <strong>Nobeoka<\/strong>, the beaches of which are all <strong>seasonal turtle nesting sites<\/strong> (usually end of May to end of July).<\/p><p>The Amami islands\u2019 <strong>Tokunoshima<\/strong>, is home to a famous green turtle with a mountain-shaped shell nicknamed <strong>Yama-chan <\/strong>(<em>Yama <\/em>is mountain in Japanese), that has been entertaining divers in the shallows for over 10 years&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4480ca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c4480ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dabb695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dabb695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"kyusyuspawning\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPAWNING EVENTS AND AGGREGATIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac5754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fac5754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The are many seasonal<strong> squid spawning<\/strong> events around Ky\u016bsh\u016b, including <strong>bigfin reef squid<\/strong> (<em>Sepioteuthis lessoniana<\/em>) in the spring months on Miyazaki Prefecture dive sites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce625fd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ce625fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac04df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ac04df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"kyusyuwhales\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHALES AND OTHER CETACEANS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918ebab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"918ebab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Amami \u014cshima<\/strong> or <strong>the Tokara islands<\/strong> offer good seasonal <strong>whale watching<\/strong> of migratory <strong>humpback<\/strong> whales (<em>Megaptera novaeangliae<\/em>), <strong>sperm<\/strong> whales (<em>Physeter macrocephalus<\/em>) and also <strong>Bryde\u2019s<\/strong> <strong>whales<\/strong> (<em>Balaenoptera brydei<\/em>)) or <strong>bottlenose dolphins<\/strong> (<em>Tursiops aduncus<\/em>), but the main hotspot is a little further south, in Okinawa\u2019s Kerama islands.<\/p><p>Ky\u016bsh\u016b\u2019s <strong>dolphin watching<\/strong> \u2013 is mostly done around the <strong>Amami <\/strong>or <strong>Tokara islands<\/strong>, but also up north. A large pod of wild Indo-Pacific<strong> bottlenose dolphin<\/strong> (<em>Tursiops aduncus<\/em>) live around the <strong>Amakusa islands<\/strong> in Kumamoto Prefecture, and dolphin-watching tours are organised around the scenic group of 1,200 islands.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27b5e5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d27b5e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2389dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2389dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"kyusyuaurora\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AN \u201cUNDERWATER AURORA BOREALIS\u201d  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c2aea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1c2aea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bioluminescent algae forming an<\/strong> \u201c<strong>underwater aurora borealis<\/strong>\u201d, visible near <strong>I\u014djima<\/strong> in the Satsunan islands, (Kagoshima Pref.), a unique phenomenon best viewed in autumn, when the visibility is good and a powerful Kuroshio warm current brings the right nutrients and conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c54689 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8c54689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a689af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a689af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"kyusyucoral\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RARE CORAL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6bca99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6bca99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For adventurous <strong>coral <\/strong>enthusiasts, the island of <strong>Tsushima<\/strong> (Nagasaki Pref.), between the main islands of Japan and Korea in the Korea strait, is said to host the <strong>world\u2019s<\/strong> <strong>most northern, cold water shallow coral reef in the world<\/strong>, made up of coral species discover in summer 1992. <br \/>The water there is generally cold, and diving activities have only just picked up, just like on the neighbouring island of <strong>Iki <\/strong>(Nagasaki Pref.),, which also harbours similar coral, along with good macro life and large schools of fish.<\/p><p>Coral-wise, the subtropical waters of Miyazaki Prefecture\u2019s <strong>Nichinan<\/strong> are also famous for the beauty of its soft coral reefs, whereas the <strong>Nobeoka<\/strong> area is said to have <strong>one of Japan\u2019s largest stony coral reef<\/strong> (<em>Dendrophylliidae Gray)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da458e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9da458e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ad94e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5ad94e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"kyusyutopo\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REMARKABLE UNDERWATER TOPOGRAPHY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4446f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4446f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ky\u016bsh\u016b dive sites offer <strong>g<\/strong><strong>reat volcanic topography<\/strong>, notably around Kagoshima\u2019s famous active volcano island, <strong>Sakurajima<\/strong>, which also offers dynamic underwater features, including a drop-off to 200m+, made by lava flows from recent eruptions.<br \/><br \/>Similarly, <strong>Okinoshima<\/strong> (Fukuoka Pref.) along with many other Ky\u016bsh\u016b dive sites offer exciting volcanic terrain underwater. <br \/><br \/>Kagoshima\u2019s <strong>Bonotsu<\/strong> area is said to offer the<strong> best underwater visibility in Ky\u016bsh\u016b<\/strong>, with an average of 15m+, reaching 30m+ in the winter months.<br \/><strong>Yoron Island<\/strong>, which has no rivers and is surrounded by very deep water, also generally offers great, 20 to 35m+ underwater <strong>visibility<\/strong> and dynamic volcanic terrain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d746b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"21d746b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b58fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b58fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"kyusyuwreck\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WRECK DIVING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfefef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cfefef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is the option to do some<strong> wreck diving<\/strong> at multiple sites in the Ky\u016bsh\u016b areas, including the <strong>Got\u014d islands <\/strong>(Nagasaki Pref.), which feature a 100m long shipwreck in the <strong>Shimogoto area<\/strong>, said to be on of the the largest in Japan.<\/p><p>Other sites, especially in the <strong>Satsunan islands<\/strong> offer great shipwrecks or sunken WW2 airplanes.<br \/><strong>Yakushima island (<\/strong>Kagoshima Pref.) has a famous sunken <strong>Mitsubishi A6M Zero<\/strong> fighter plane for divers to explore at 20m (<strong>Zero-sen<\/strong><strong> point, Isso<\/strong>).<\/p><p><strong>Karatsu<\/strong>, in Saga Prefecture, is famous for its sometimes violent weather and currents, which led to many shipwrecks in the past. <br \/>Local cargo was mainly porcelain and chinaware, remainder of which are sometimes spotted on local dive sites.<strong><br \/><\/strong><br \/><strong>Yoron island<\/strong> also has an purposely sunk wreck, lying at just over 30 m depth, often visited by schools of tuna and trevallies, along with a (slightly kitsch) Greek-style man made structure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2500963 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2500963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fafdaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fafdaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"kyusyudrift\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DRIFT DIVING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d05c3cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d05c3cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Good drift diving options are found at Kagoshima\u2019s <strong>Tanegashima<\/strong> Island, and in other areas in the <strong>Satsunan islands<\/strong> (especially around the <span class=\"aCOpRe\">\u014csumi <\/span> and Tokara islands).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b616b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b7b616b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e231f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e231f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"kyusyuliveaboard\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LIVEABOARD CRUISES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24dbba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24dbba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Liveaboard diving is not common in Japan, however there seems to be some movement around the Nansei Islands, with cruises offered (maybe under the influence of the current Covid-19 restrictions on international travel) around closely connected island groups in Okinawa and also around Ky\u016bsh\u016b\u2019s Satsunan Islands. <\/p><p>One operator <a href=\"https:\/\/stingraycruise.com\/discoverycruise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stingray Cruises,<\/a> are organising boat trips and short liveaboard cruises around northern Ky\u016bsh\u016b&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Genkai_Sea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Genkai Sea<\/a> and Saikai area (islands of Okinoshima, Iki islands, and Got\u014d islands), as well as south Ky\u016bsh\u016b&#8217;s Satsunan Islands.<\/p><p>Their Satsunan Island operations, <a href=\"https:\/\/tokara-dive.jp\/2019sche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tokara Discovery Cruises,<\/a> offer 3, 4, 5 and 7 night exploratory cruises around the Tokara islands \/ Satsunan archipelago area, but for logistical reasons, this is probably still off-the-map for non-Japanese speakers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7e120 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c7e120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205e7c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"205e7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/practical\/links\/#shikoku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> for more precise, detailed and practical information on diving in the Ky\u016bsh\u016b region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 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