{"id":5949,"date":"2021-05-09T19:01:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T12:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/?page_id=5949"},"modified":"2021-06-14T07:10:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T00:10:41","slug":"nanpo-islands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/nanpo-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanp\u014d Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5949\" class=\"elementor elementor-5949\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5567ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5567ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-64b4f29\" data-id=\"64b4f29\" 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-58cb099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"58cb099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-6b65a1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6b65a1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-a565385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a565385\" 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\">THE NANP\u014c ISLANDS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f208f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"20f208f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\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-4c7b7ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c7b7ab\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e90469\" data-id=\"5e90469\" 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-587a416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"587a416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-cb2a820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb2a820\" 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 islands of the <strong>Nanp\u014d archipelago,<\/strong> stretching south off the Izu Peninsula, are all administered by the T\u014dky\u014d Metropolis, though some islands are thousands of miles away from the capital, far into the Philippine Sea.<br \/>The main diving areas are the <strong>Izu Islands<\/strong> and the <strong>Ogasawara\/Bonin Islands<\/strong>, which offer generally warm water and increasingly subtropical conditions as you go further south.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1df6389\" data-id=\"1df6389\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-749f7fb\" data-id=\"749f7fb\" 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-bc88b50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bc88b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-6dc2559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dc2559\" 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 Nanp\u014d islands offer great diving, in a <strong>unique environment,<\/strong> unlike what you would find elsewhere in Japan.<br \/>This is primarily due to the island chain\u2019s geographical position, with stunning <strong>volcanic topography<\/strong> and many <strong>endemic species<\/strong> that developed there, in relative <strong>isolation<\/strong> (like Hachij\u014d-jima and Ogasawara\u2019s emblematic <em>Y\u016bzen\/<\/em>wrought-iron butterflyfish, <em>Chaetodon daedalma<\/em>).<\/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-c2d645e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2d645e\" 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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-591c4c6\" data-id=\"591c4c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-827e6ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"827e6ba\" 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\">NANP\u014c ARCHIPELAGO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6f21f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6f21f5\" 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 <strong>Nanp\u014d archipelago<\/strong> comprises the following groups of islands:<\/p><p><strong>The Izu Islands\u00a0 (<i lang=\"ja-Latn\" title=\"Hepburn transliteration\">Izu-shot\u014d<\/i>)<br \/><br \/><\/strong>There are more than a dozen Izu islands and islets, out of which <strong>nine<\/strong> are currently <strong>inhabited<\/strong>, including the historical <strong>7 main islands, <\/strong><em>Izu Shichit\u014d <\/em>(\u4f0a\u8c46\u4e03\u5cf6, or <em>Seven Islands of Izu<\/em>):<\/p><ul><li>Izu \u014cshima<\/li><li>To-shima<\/li><li>Nii-jima<\/li><li>K\u014dzu-shima<\/li><li>Miyake-jima<\/li><li>Mikura-jima<\/li><li>Hachij\u014d-jima<\/li><\/ul><p>The two other inhabited Izu islands are:<\/p><ul><li>Shikine-jima<\/li><li>Aogashima<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>The Ogasawara \/ Bonin Islands<\/strong> <br \/><em><strong>(Ogasawara Gunt\u014d) <br \/><\/strong><\/em>which are 1000km+ south of T\u014dky\u014d<\/p><ul><li>Mukojima Rett\u014d<\/li><li>Chichijima Rett\u014d<\/li><li>Hahajima Rett\u014d<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>The Volcano Islands (<em>Kazan Rett\u014d<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Kita Iwo Jima (North Iwo Jima)<\/li><li>Iwo Jima<\/li><li>Minami Iwo Jima (South Iwo Jima)<\/li><li>Nishinoshima<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>The Okinotorishima islet, located <\/strong>1,740 km southwest of T\u014dky\u014d.<\/p><p><strong>Minamitorishima island, <\/strong>also know as <em>Marcus Island<\/em>, located 1,848 km southeast of T\u014dky\u014d, with its own Exclusive Economic Zone<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa70bb1\" data-id=\"aa70bb1\" 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-1949675 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_gallery\" data-id=\"1949675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5949 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1949675\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"NANP\u014c ARCHIPELAGO\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTExMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JsdWVqYXBhbi5vcmdcL2ZyXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvMTlcLzIwMjFcLzAzXC9OQU5QTy1BUkNISVBBTEVHTy1ub3RlLXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMTk0OTY3NSJ9\" href='https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/NANPO-ARCHIPALEGO-note-scaled.jpeg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1690\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/NANPO-ARCHIPALEGO-note-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"NANP\u014c ARCHIPELAGO\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/NANPO-ARCHIPALEGO-note-scaled.jpeg 1690w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/NANPO-ARCHIPALEGO-note-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/NANPO-ARCHIPALEGO-note-676x1024.jpeg 676w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/NANPO-ARCHIPALEGO-note-768x1163.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/NANPO-ARCHIPALEGO-note-1014x1536.jpeg 1014w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/NANPO-ARCHIPALEGO-note-1352x2048.jpeg 1352w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1690px) 100vw, 1690px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1110'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Nanp\u014d Archipelago stretches far south into the Philippine Sea, nearly 1800km from the island of Honsh\u016b. \nThe archipelago consists of 3 main island groups, the Izu, Ogasawara\/Bonin and Volcano Islands, which are all administered by the T\u014dky\u014d Metropolis.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-23d775e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23d775e\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88e6d91\" data-id=\"88e6d91\" 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-2575c89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2575c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-206f1d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"206f1d5\" 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 <strong>Nanp\u014d archipelago&#8217;s diving areas<\/strong> start, off the coast of the Izu Peninsula, with the<strong> 7 main Izu Islands<\/strong>, that offer great diving (and famous sites such as <em>Nazumado<\/em>, <em>Akinohama<\/em>, and <em>Keikai<\/em>).<\/p><p>The Izu islands are <strong>strongly affected by the Kuroshio<\/strong> <strong>warm current<\/strong>, and features strong seasonal changes in water temperatures and species.<\/p><p>Some of the Izu islands are close to the mainlaind, and easily reached from the Izu Peninsula.<br \/>Others are more remote, and reachable by <strong>ferry or plane from T\u014dky\u014d<\/strong> (<strong>Izu \u014cshima<\/strong> and <strong>Hachij\u014d-jima<\/strong> have airports).<\/p><p>The Nanp\u014d archipelago&#8217;s other main diving areas is the\u00a0 <strong>Ogasawara\/Bonin Islands,<\/strong> reachable only by a <strong>26 hour+ ferry ride<\/strong> <strong>from T\u014dky\u014d<\/strong> (no airport&#8230;).<br \/><br \/>The Nanp\u014d archipelago&#8217;s main inhabited islands have been given the name &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tokyo-islands.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tokyo Eleven Islands<\/a>&#8221; in recent tourism-oriented material.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71c42d6\" data-id=\"71c42d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79482f6\" data-id=\"79482f6\" 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-7f021ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7f021ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-b2095c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2095c9\" 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 <strong>Ogasawara<\/strong> islands are sometimes nicknamed the \u201c<strong><em>Galapagos of Japan\/the Orient<\/em><\/strong>\u201d.<br \/><br \/>While this might be pushing it a little, there is logic behind this nickname, in that these islands, like the Galapagos, were <strong>never connected to any continental landmass.<br \/><br \/><\/strong>Which means that their animal, plant and marine life all evolved independently, resulting in a large number of endemic species.<\/p><p>Similarly, the remote<strong> Izu islands<\/strong> share many common features with the equally volcanic and isolated <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macaronesia\">Macaronesian<\/a> archipelago, is found off the coast of West Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean.<br \/><br \/>The archipelago is made up of the Azores, Madeira, Canary and Cape Verde Islands (mainly administered by Portugal and Spain), which are also great diving destinations, and affected by a warm current branching off the North Atlantic Current (Canary Current).<\/p><p>Izu islands, the \u201c<strong><em>Azores of Japan\u201d<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00ae<\/em>, anyone? \ud83d\ude09<\/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-5a2b590 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a2b590\" 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-5bf4834\" data-id=\"5bf4834\" 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-b326f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b326f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-722b42a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"722b42a\" 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\n<\/h1>\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-79a52c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79a52c6\" 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-d09c380\" data-id=\"d09c380\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-2a3d40e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a3d40e\" 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-ba17e87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba17e87\" 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><strong>Izu Islands <\/strong>(T\u014dky\u014d Metropolis)<strong><br \/><\/strong>&#8211; Izu \u014cshima<br \/>&#8211; Shikine-jima<br \/>&#8211; K\u014dzu-shima<br \/>&#8211; Miyake and Mikura-jima<strong><br \/>&#8211; <\/strong>Hachij\u014d-jima<br \/><br \/><\/li><li><strong>Ogasawara\/Bonin Islands <\/strong>(T\u014dky\u014d Metropolis)<strong><br \/>&#8211; <\/strong>Chichi-jima<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870dc40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"870dc40\" 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\">\nDIVING HIGHLIGHTS AND ICONIC MARINE LIFE\n\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621bf74 elementor-widget__width-initial premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"621bf74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_icon_list_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[]}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\" data-list-animation=\"none animated-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-a74c3ab 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=\"Coral reefs, blue waters and visibility\"> Coral reefs, blue waters and visibility <\/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=\"Coral reefs, blue waters and visibility\" href=\"#coralreefbluewater\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Coral reefs, blue waters and visibility<\/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-16696cf 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=\"Wrecks\"> Wrecks <\/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=\"Wrecks\" href=\"#wreckdiving\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Wrecks<\/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-a600f3b 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=\"Iconic species\"> Iconic species <\/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=\"Iconic species\" href=\"#iconickanto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Iconic species<\/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=\"#macrooddrare\">\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=\"Schooling hammerhead sharks\"> Schooling hammerhead sharks <\/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=\"Schooling hammerhead sharks\" href=\"#shs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Schooling hammerhead sharks<\/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=\"Dolphins\"> Dolphins <\/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=\"Dolphins\" href=\"#dolph\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Dolphins<\/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=\"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=\"#turtleskanto\">\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-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=\"Whales\"> Whales <\/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\" href=\"#whaleskanto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Whales<\/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=\"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=\"#spawningkanto\">\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-7fad5e1 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=\"Other\"> Other <\/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=\"Other\" href=\"#otherkanto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Other<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-da0d4cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da0d4cb\" 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-1fc6b73\" data-id=\"1fc6b73\" 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-2d21f70 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2d21f70\" 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-b2a6215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2a6215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"coralreefbluewater\" 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\">CORAL REEFS, BLUE WATER AND VISIBILITY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb9e546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb9e546\" 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 islands of the Nanp\u014d archipelago offer the chance to dive on <strong>healthy hard and soft coral reefs.<\/strong><\/p><p>The waters of the Izu and Ogasawara islands are particularly famous for their blue colours <strong>(\u201cHachij\u014d Blue\u201d, \u201cBonin Blue\u201d<\/strong>) and great seasonal visibility.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9926ebe\" data-id=\"9926ebe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7eb3eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7eb3eb\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ddfbb9\" data-id=\"0ddfbb9\" 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-8095e20 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8095e20\" 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-a4d85a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4d85a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"wreckdiving\" 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-17dddcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17dddcc\" 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 <strong>Chichi-jima<\/strong> area in the <strong>Ogasawara\/Bonin Islands<\/strong> has <strong>numerous<\/strong> <strong>WWII wrecks<\/strong>, including the <strong>Daibi-Maru<\/strong> (sometimes recorded as <em>Daimi-Maru<\/em>), lying at 33 m depth in Chichi-jima harbour. <br \/>These wrecks are not all easily accessible, and some require special equipment and adequate training, and authorisations, so do your research.<br \/>Some beautiful pictures of the wreacks of the Ogasawara islands area can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificwarwrecks.com\/Location\/OgasawaraIslands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75e55a6\" data-id=\"75e55a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-01cba0f\" data-id=\"01cba0f\" 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-5340ed8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5340ed8\" 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-d30f06f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d30f06f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"iconickanto\" 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-43cdb26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43cdb26\" 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 islands of the Nanp\u014d archipelago are famous for their endemism, where species developped in relative isolation.<br \/>There many local endemic\/iconic species, including schools of<strong> wrought-iron butterflyfish <\/strong>(<em>Chaetodon daedalma<\/em>) and<strong> red tail triggerfish <\/strong>(<em>Xanthichthys mento<\/em>) found in the Nanp\u014d archipelago\u2019s Izu and Ogasawara islands.<br \/><strong><br \/>Sand tiger sharks \/ ragged-tooth sand sharks <\/strong>\u201c<em>raggies<\/em>\u201d (<em>Carcharias taurus)<\/em> are found all year round in the <strong>Ogasawara Islands.<\/strong><\/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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4ca62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb4ca62\" 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-acc3ebd\" data-id=\"acc3ebd\" 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-a56ec4f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a56ec4f\" 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-525711a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"525711a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"macrooddrare\" 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-3723549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3723549\" 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 Nanp\u014d Islands offers <strong>great macro diving opportunities, <\/strong>where you dive to spot\/photograph\/film small rare critters.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>The Nanp\u014d Archipelago\u2019s <strong>Izu Islands<\/strong>, especially <strong>Izu \u014cshima, Hachij\u014d-jima<\/strong> and <strong>K\u014dzu-shima,<\/strong> are famous in Japan for their rich macro-life, <strong>rare nudibranchs<\/strong> and all the usual suspects but also the famous <strong>Japanese pigmy seahorse<\/strong> (<em>Hippocampus japapigu<\/em>), along with more <strong>classic pigmy seahorses<\/strong> (<em>Hippocampus bargibanti<\/em>,<em>. h. colemani <\/em>and<em> h. pontohi<\/em>), often spotted on the Izu and also in the <strong>Ogasawara Islands.<\/strong><\/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-86a6813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86a6813\" 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<h4><strong>Other macro highlights<\/strong> include:<\/h4>\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-43fcad9\" data-id=\"43fcad9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6620e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6620e4\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-513c434\" data-id=\"513c434\" 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-5ee58c7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5ee58c7\" 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-0947b48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0947b48\" 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>Various <strong>pipefish<\/strong>, including <strong>ornate <\/strong>and<strong> robust ghost pipefish<\/strong> (<em>Solenostomus paradoxus<\/em> and <em>S. cyanopterus<\/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-8122c14 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8122c14\" 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-21a9f83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21a9f83\" 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>Crabs<\/strong>, including spider crabs, decorator crabs<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3c5479\" data-id=\"d3c5479\" 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-b7ce48d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b7ce48d\" 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-6c30d58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c30d58\" 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>Rare and odd-looking <strong>frogfish\/anglerfish<\/strong> (<em>Antennariidae<\/em>), especially in Ishibashi or Hayama (Kanagawa Pref.)<\/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-93465c6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"93465c6\" 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-4815895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4815895\" 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>Shrimps<\/strong>, including the highly photogenic <strong>harlequin shrimp <\/strong>(<em>Hymenocera picta<\/em>) and <strong>imperial shrimp <\/strong>(Periclemenes imperator) or skeleton shrimps.<br \/><br \/><\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f12683\" data-id=\"2f12683\" 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-c83b073 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c83b073\" 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-f89ea0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f89ea0a\" 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>Rhinopias, <\/strong>leaf scorpion fish (<em>Taenianotus triacanthus<\/em>), seamoths (<em>Pegasidae<\/em>), devilfish (<em>Inimicus<\/em>) and other weird, photogenic critters<\/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-6df1eca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6df1eca\" 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-a80d5f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a80d5f7\" 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>Rare <strong>blennies and gobies<\/strong><\/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-b3cd30c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b3cd30c\" 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-a7355ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7355ed\" 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>Rare, singular <strong>jellyfish <\/strong>and<strong> anemones<\/strong><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f1bac9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f1bac9\" 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-ffcd8db\" data-id=\"ffcd8db\" 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-60f8c45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60f8c45\" 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-c3a2dc4\" data-id=\"c3a2dc4\" 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-4e31bbf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4e31bbf\" 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-6923d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6923d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"shs\" 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 HAMMERHEAD SHARKS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce498b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ce498b\" 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>It is possible see schools of<strong> scalloped hammerhead sharks <\/strong>(<em>Sphyrna lewini<\/em>) in the <strong>Izu islands<\/strong>. <br \/><br \/>While this is definitely less famous, and more adventurous Japan\u2019s famous hammerhead viewing sites of Izu\u2019s Mikomoto islets or Okinawa\u2019s Yonaguni island,<strong> Izu \u014cshima<\/strong> <strong>Island<\/strong> is only a 2-hour fast-ferry ride or a 40 min flight away from T\u014dky\u014d. <br \/>In the summer months, lucky divers can observe schools of scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) on a very <strong>early morning beach entry dive (!!!)<\/strong> at Keikai, which is quite a unique experience.<br \/>You do have to get up at <strong>4 am<\/strong>, and it is an advanced dive, quite shallow but with strong current, where you hold on to rock and watch the action go by. <br \/>On a good day, you might get to see what people call the \u201c<strong><em>hammer river<\/em><\/strong>\u201d, a long stream of hammerheads flowing by in the current&#8230;<br \/>Best period to view the hammerheads is said to be between mid-June and October.<\/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-2ae6cb3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2ae6cb3\" 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-3c0d653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c0d653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"dolph\" 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\">DOLPHINS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d84b9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d84b9d\" 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>Swimming and freediving\/snorkeling with pods of wild <strong>bottlenose dolphins <\/strong>(<em>Tursiop aduncus)<\/em> is one of the highlights of the Nanp\u014d islands, both in the <strong>Izu and Ogasawara island groups.<\/strong><\/p><p>In the Izu island, the hub is <strong>Miyake-jima<\/strong>, from which a one-hour boat trip takes you <strong>Mikura-jima<\/strong>, where it is possible to join the 3 or 4 boat trips per day organised to snorkel\/freedive with the island\u2019s <strong>resident pods of 200+ wild (non-captive) bottlenose dolphins<\/strong>, who often come up to swimmers and snorkelers and play around them. <br \/>The Miyake branch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolphincommunicationproject.org\/index.php\/about-dolphins\/researchsites\/mikura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dolphin Communication Project<\/strong><\/a> tracks the pods of dolphins that live around the island.<br \/>Dolphins are sometimes also seen on dive sites of other Izu islands.<\/p><p>The <strong>Ogasawara\/Bonin Islands<\/strong> also offer many great opportunities freedive \/snorkel with wild dolphins and other cetaceans, and they are very frequently spotted by <strong>scuba divers<\/strong> on local 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-d6e9f7c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d6e9f7c\" 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-12ccca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12ccca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"turtleskanto\" 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-753d11e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"753d11e\" 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>Shikine-jima, Hachij\u014d-jima<\/strong> and the other Izu islands are all famous for their \u201csea\u201d turtle populations, including <strong>green and hawksbill turtles<\/strong> (<em>Chelonia mydas<\/em> and <em>Eretmochelys imbricata<\/em>)<br \/>Shikine-jima also has a spot where <strong>turtles like to relax in warmth of the hot springs<\/strong> that flow into the sea, a kind of reptilian alternative to Nagano\u2019s bathing \u201csnow monkey\u201d, if you wish&#8230;<\/p><p>From February to August the <strong>Ogasawara\/Bonin Islands<\/strong> are said to become one of the <strong>biggest nesting ground of green turtles in Japan.<\/strong><\/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-2f97dea elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2f97dea\" 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-a58ff16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a58ff16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"whaleskanto\" 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\">\nWHALES\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b470e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1b470e\" 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>Humpback whales<\/strong> (<em>Megaptera novaeangliae<\/em>) are spotted, mostly from the boat or shore but quite regularly underwater in the winter to spring months, in the <strong>Ogasawara\/Bonin Islands<\/strong> (usually between February and April), and also around the<strong> Izu Islands <\/strong>in the winter months (December to March). <br \/>Keep in mind that unless you encounter a whale while already in the water, <strong>interaction with the whales is not allowed in the Ogasawara islands<\/strong>, as boats are required to respect a <strong>100 m exclusion zone<\/strong> around humpback whales.<\/p><p><strong>Sperm whales<\/strong> (<em>Physeter macrocephalus<\/em>) are also common in the Ogasawara islands during the summer to autumn months, and the islands are one of Japan\u2019s best whale watching \/ spotting destinations along with the north of the Okinawa island chain. <br \/>A <strong>50 m exclusion zone<\/strong> is to be respected around sperm whales, again, unless you are already in the water and the whale comes up to you.<\/p><p>Seasonal <strong>whale watching in the Izu islands<\/strong> (such as Hachij\u014d, where whales can sometimes be seen <strong>from some of the island\u2019s outdoor hot springs<\/strong> \/ <em>rotenburo)<\/em> is still developing as an activity, so expect to hear more on that in the future.<\/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-96daf3a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"96daf3a\" 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-94d4f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94d4f58\" 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\">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-6d587fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d587fc\" 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>Large schools migratory fish and pelagics, including <strong>dogtooth tuna<\/strong> (<em>Gymnosarda unicolor<\/em>), <strong>bluefin trevally<\/strong> (<em>Caranx melampygus<\/em>), big-eye trevallies <strong>great amberjacks<\/strong> (<em>Seriola dumerili)<\/em> <strong>Japanese amberjack<\/strong> (<em>Seriola quinqueradiata<\/em>) and <strong>rainbow runners<\/strong> (<em>Elagatis bipinnulata<\/em>) and various types of <strong>larger pelagic sharks<\/strong> can be seen seasonally in the Nanp\u014d Islands.<\/p><p>This is especially true in the more <strong>remote islands of the Nanp\u014d archipelago<\/strong>, <strong>from Hachij\u014d-jima in the Izu Islands to the Ogasawara Islands.<\/strong><br \/>The Ogasawara islands are famous for their massive schools of <strong>dogtooth tuna<\/strong> (<em>Gymnosarda unicolor<\/em>), <strong>Japanese Spanish mackerel<\/strong> (<em>Scomberomorus niphonius<\/em>) <strong>greater amberjacks<\/strong> (<em>Seriola dumerili)<\/em>, <strong>trevallies<\/strong> or <strong>barracudas<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Pelagic<strong> thresher sharks<\/strong> (<em>Alopias pelagicus<\/em>), <strong>whale sharks (<\/strong><em>Rhincodon typus<\/em>) and scalloped <strong>hammerhead<\/strong> <strong>sharks<\/strong> are sometimes spotted at different sites in the <strong>Nanp\u014d islands<\/strong>, due to the combined effects of currents, relative isolation and deep water.<\/p><p><strong>Smaller sharks <\/strong>such as sleeping<strong> white-tip reef sharks <\/strong>(<em>Triaenodon obesus)<\/em> in winter months at Kamogawa (Chiba Pref.), various rays including <strong>guitar-sharks<\/strong>\/shovelnose rays (<em>Glaucostegus typus<\/em>) or <strong>Japanese bullhead sharks<\/strong> (<em>Heterodontus japonicus<\/em>) are spotted in most of the area, including the Izu Islands.<\/p><p>Schools of <strong>Japanese eagle rays<\/strong> (<em>Myliobatis tobijei<\/em>) can sometimes be seen in the summer months at Nishikawana (Chiba Pref)<\/p><p>Though rare, <strong>manta rays<\/strong>, mostly <strong>giant \u201coceanic\u201d manta<\/strong> rays (<em>Mobula birostris<\/em>) are regularly spotted in the <strong>Ogasawara<\/strong> <strong>islands<\/strong> area (see <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/BF02678515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for more info on the subject)<\/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-94a5a2c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"94a5a2c\" 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-4bcda5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bcda5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"spawningkanto\" 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-5794153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5794153\" 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>Japanese flying squid <\/strong>(<em>Todarodes pacificus<\/em>)<strong> spawning events<\/strong> can be observed in May in <strong>Miyake-jima<\/strong> in the Izu Islands,, as squid brought by the Kuroshio current congregate and spawn in the area.<br \/>The squids deposit long white tubes full of eggs in clusters on tree branches placed there by dive operators, at about 14-16m depth, on shore dive from Okubohama beach.<strong><br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/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-d6c607c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d6c607c\" 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-27d5f42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27d5f42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"otherkanto\" 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\">OTHER \n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d14b5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d14b5f\" 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><br \/><\/strong>It&#8217;s possible to dive at an <strong>underwater hot-spring at Shikine<\/strong> <strong>island<\/strong> (Izu Islands, 3-hour boat ride from T\u014dky\u014d), which is also sometimes visited by turtles.<\/p><p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/practical\/links\/#kanto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> for more precise, detailed and practical 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