{"id":2442,"date":"2021-04-24T13:07:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T06:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/?page_id=2442"},"modified":"2021-05-31T13:49:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T06:49:45","slug":"chubu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/chubu\/","title":{"rendered":"Ch\u016bbu Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Ch\u016bbu region, close to neighbouring Kant\u014d\u2019s T\u014dky\u014d metropolis, offers great diving along the Pacific coast of Honsh\u016b.
The area is famous both for its awesome macro diving<\/strong> and iconic highlights such as Mikomoto<\/strong> islet dives with schooling hammerhead sharks.<\/strong><\/p>

The Ch\u016bbu region also offers diving on the Sea of Japan side (Ch\u016bbu\u2019s Hokuriku <\/em>area) , notably in Fukui, Ishikawa and Toyama Prefectures.
Both areas offer the occasional chance to see rare deep-water<\/strong> creatures.<\/p>

On the Pacific coasts, the mountainous Izu Peninsula (Shizuoka Pref.), 1 to 2 hours south of T\u014dky\u014d, offers amazing macro, coral reefs, shipwrecks<\/strong>, and easy access to some of the nearby Izu Islands.
<\/strong>There are dive sites on both sides of the peninsula, which is renown for the variety of underwater environments and topography<\/strong> it has to offer, including steep drop-off, ancient lava flows, arches, canyons and caves (Hagachizaki, Shizuoka Pref.) sandy bottom areas for critters and stunning soft corals (Hokkawa, Shizuoka Pref.)<\/p>

The Izu Peninsula includes the Izu Ocean Park<\/strong> (IOP<\/strong>) on the east coast, which offers excellent diving at roughly 100 km from T\u014dky\u014d, is one of the most popular diving areas in the Japan<\/strong>, along with the Ry\u016b-Ky\u016b \/Okinawa area.<\/p>

Diving areas, especially those offering easy access, will be definitely be busy in high season,<\/strong> particularly on week-ends and Japanese holidays, which visiting divers should try to avoid as much as possible \u2013 especially since normal weekdays are usually quite empty!

Let\u2019s not forget the whole Izu Peninsula is also popular for both Tokyo and Nagoya tourists, not just for diving, but even more so for the hot springs resorts and beaches<\/strong> found in areas like Atami, Ito and Shimoda along the eastern coastline.<\/p>

Cape Osezaki<\/strong>, on the west coast of the peninsula (from where you can sometimes see Mt Fuji), is another very famous and popular diving area, with possibly the best macro diving in Japan<\/strong>, facing Japan\u2019s deepest bay<\/strong>, Suruga Bay, which plunges down to 2500 meters, increasing the chances of encountering rare deep-water creatures…
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  • Izu Peninsula <\/strong>(Shizuoka Prefecture)
    – Cape Osezaki, Osezaki, Suruga Bay
    – Numazu
    – Ita
    – Nakagi
    – Shimoda \/ Mikomoto Island
    – Atami
    – Futo \/ Izu Ocean Park
    – Atagawa
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