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About this site
Benten Beach (虫崎 弁天ビーチ) is a shallow shore-entry site at Mushizaki on Sado Island, Niigata, with a maximum depth of 6 m and an average around 5 m. The sandy bottom carries little big life by day but plenty of Sea of Japan species, including octopus, squid, greenling and tubesnouts. No current; suitable from beginner level. It is best known for night dives, with dense bioluminescent plankton, tiny bobtail squid, hermit crabs living in turban shells and white snake eels poking out of the sand.
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