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Underwater at Yoda

Yoda

Izu Peninsula · Japan

Named for the peculiar alien-eared nudibranch that locals spotted here decades ago, Yoda is a muck-diving wonderland on a gently sloping sand and rubble bottom studded with sponge outcroppings. Ornate ghost pipefish, robust ghost pipefish, and seahorses congregate around sparse seagrass patches while cuttlefish patrol mid-water. The site rewards slow, patient divers who linger over each square metre — veteran macro photographers routinely spend entire dives within a 10-metre radius.

Conditions

Depth

5 to 20 m

Open water and up

Current

Usually gentle

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

8 to 15 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

12 to 27°C

5mm wetsuit

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Gear

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 7mm wetsuit or drysuit · cold water
    • Dive computer