June 03, 2011

Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands)

I prefer watching diving videos with sound of a regulator, rather than BGM. I feel like I am underwater in Ogasawara watching these videos.

2007-08-05 Ogasawara "Keta" Mukojima Group

by Kiyohara0125 (YouTube channel)
with comment "Huge school of dogtooth tuna"

Sea of Ogasawara Okifutago (Chichijima) Kazkian Diving Tour

by kazkian (YouTube channel)
Kazkian Diving Service (Web site)

Black Jacks of Haha-jima, Ogasawara Islands

by clubnoah88 (YouTube channel)

And reading this diving log will give you a good idea about diving in Ogasawara.

Log Book

at Kaizin diving service

It is diving log since 2005.

Try diving log of May 2011. 

It's in Japanese, but you will find no problem reading the log, using "Translate" function in Goole Crome.

 

May 28, 2011

Ishigaki-Jima

Ishigaki Jima diving - Manta Ray Close Up

Manta Ray in Ishigaki Jima

by diveparappa (YouTube channel),
Dive Parappa (dive shop web site)

Mikomoto Jima

Whale Shark! 10.06.10 Mikomoto Jima - Kaiyusha

Billfish 08.07.12 Mikomoto Jima - Kaiyusha

by kaiyusha290 (YouTube channel),
Kaiyusha 290 (dive shop web site)

May 18, 2011

Miyako-Jima

Diving Miyako-Jima - Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis)

by MIKO8088 (YouTube channel)

May 16, 2011

Hachijo-Jima, Nazumado

Hachijo-Jima, Almaco jack (Seriola Rivoliana) Chasing Japanese Scad(Decapterus maruadsi)

Hachijo-Jima, Nazumado

both by Archelondive (Archeln Diving Club - YouTube Channel)

My Favorite:

May 15, 2011

Sofu-Iwa (Sofugan)

Sofu-Iwa Diving 1998

by Iwashidivers (YouTube channel),
Iwashi Divers (Dive service web site)

Watching this video, I wish again that our Sofuiwa diving tour were not cancelled due to lack of participants twenty some years ago!

"A rock thrusting 325 feet above water from sea floor over 3280 feet deep in the middle of nowhere in Pacific Ocean, between Ogasawara Islands and Hachijo Island. It's hard to reach spot for diving with abundance of fishes and a spot Japanese divers long for. " 

Still it is true "hard to reach spot" after nearly 5 years since first posted in 2006, when I could hardly find photos.  I am glad that now I can even watch video on YouTube.

Thank you for posting.