Hachijojima is a popular diving area in the Izu Islands. A rare visitor showed up during the three-day weekend! Here’s a video of it.

Mr. Kotaro Tanaka from the diving center “Concolor”, who filmed this video, says: When the Kuroshio Current moved away from Hachijojima, the island is sometimes surrounded by cold, murky water, cold water mass. This year, for the first time in eight years, we were hit by a cold water mass, and the joy of such times is that the probability of seeing ocean sunfish increases dramatically. This video was taken off the coast of Taredo.

Hachijojima is located about 290 km south of central Tokyo. You can get there by boat from Takeshiba Pier in Hamamatsucho, Tokyo at night and arrive at Hachijojima the next morning, in about 10 hours. Alternatively, you can take a direct ANA flight from Haneda Airport, which takes about 40 minutes, making it easy to visit according to your schedule and preferences.

Why not come and enjoy the dynamic ocean of Hachijojima this summer? You might even be able to see some ocean sunfish!

☆Information and video provided by Concolor

Writer: Akiko Tanaka

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