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June 17: Kitakoura (Aiming for Kobudai Fights and Pairing! The Result Was...)

Staff blog | Published: | Written by Chika Nakagawa (Sado Shop Support Staff)

Diving at Sado Island: June 17: Kitakoura (Aiming for Kobudai Fights and Pairing! The Result Was...), photo 1

Good evening! It's been a while!

This is Chika Nakagawa, part-time staff at Freeway.

I'm back again this season, so I look forward to diving with you all!

Today was my first guiding of the season!

We dove at Kitakoura, the site for kobudai (Asian sheepshead wrasse).

Yabiki's team did the shipwreck on the first dive and Akaiwa on the second, but...

my team did both dives at Akaiwa, aiming to see kobudai fighting and pairing!

On the first dive, the visibility was especially good and the usumebaru (a rockfish) were sparkling. It was a really pleasant dive...

and the kobudai were spending a very peaceful day. Haha

His scars look painful, but his eyes are so beautiful: Yamato, the cute kobudai boss!

But on the second dive... Hooray!

We saw a kobudai fight!

It wasn't that fierce, but our guests could get close to it and were thrilled!

Some guests were seeing a fight for the first time, so my guiding this season got off to a great start!

I'll do my best to make sure everyone has a great time!

Diving on Sado Island isn't just about kobudai, so come to this island in the Sea of Japan!

Please come and visit!

We look forward to welcoming you to the island!

Thank you to all the guests who joined us today ☺

Today's dive site: Kitakoura

① Akaiwa (Iso buoy)

② Akaiwa (Sasa buoy)

■ High air temp: 26°C

■ Water temp: 16°C to 19°C

■ Visibility: 10 to 15 m

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Photos from the day

Diving at Sado Island: June 17: Kitakoura (Aiming for Kobudai Fights and Pairing! The Result Was...), photo 2 Diving at Sado Island: June 17: Kitakoura (Aiming for Kobudai Fights and Pairing! The Result Was...), photo 3 Diving at Sado Island: June 17: Kitakoura (Aiming for Kobudai Fights and Pairing! The Result Was...), photo 4

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