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About this site
Hokkawa lies along the Izu Peninsula coastline in Shizuoka Prefecture, part of the Chubu region on Japan's Pacific coast. The Izu Peninsula is known for its rocky shore diving spots, many accessed directly from small coastal villages rather than by boat. Hokkawa is rated a beginner site, and divers have reported batfish, frogfish, nudibranchs, octopus, and stingrays here, making it a spot favored for macro life along this stretch of coast.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
BatfishBatfishReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
Piano FangblennyPlagiotremus tapeinosomaReported here · unconfirmed
Loggerhead Sea TurtleCaretta carettaReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
Red-clawed crabChiromantes haematocheirObserved near here · iNaturalist
Dragon MorayEnchelycore pardalisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Ocellate TobyCanthigaster rivulataObserved near here · iNaturalist
Blue-spotted BoxfishOstracion immaculatumObserved near here · iNaturalist
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