The 6 Best Scuba Diving Trips in Japan

1.Naha, Okinawa: Kerama Islands Full-Day Intro-Diving Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 203 reviews · 8 hours · from $70Our pick

From Naha, you’ll learn basic scuba skills with a certified instructor before making one guided underwater session in Kerama Islands National Park. The day also includes snorkeling at up to three sites, lunch, gear, hot showers, hotel pickup, and digital photos. Instructors such as Doa, Mai, Tai, and Kevin have earned praise for calm, careful guidance.

“Good. Guide have made me comfortable for the Introductory scuba diving.”

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2.Okinawa:Naha:Kerama Island Experience １Dive and Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 99 reviews · from $100

Set out from Okinawa for three Kerama Island sea stops, combining a supervised trial scuba session with snorkeling. Guides explain each step on land and in the water, and staff such as Tina and Christina are praised for calm, careful support. Gear, towels, tea, insurance, showers, and about three underwater photos are included. Whale watching runs January 12 through March.

“The day was perfect! The guides were all very easy to talk to and we loved each of them! They run the day 100% perfectly!”

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3.Blue Cave Area Experience Diving!Free feeding & photo images Chinese guide available!1 group with a dedicated instructor

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 89 reviews · from $46Best value

Meet MalDive at Island Club in Onna for a beginner-friendly scuba session lasting about two hours. Your instructor teaches breathing and equipment use, practices with you in shallow water, then guides you toward the 30-meter Blue Cave for fish feeding and underwater images. Instructors may include Aka, Naoki, Shota, or Hank. Rough seas can send you to Maeda Beach instead.

“We had Naoki as our instructor and he was so patient and kind! Guided us the entire time. Took pictures and video of us. The video was extra but it was worth it!”

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4.From Naha Scuba Diving Trip in Kerama(for certified divers)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 8 hours · from $206Top rated

Join SEAKERS for an eight-hour scuba day from Naha to Kerama National Park. Certified divers get two boat sessions, with a third available for 5,500 yen. Guides including Ryuta, Yun, and Utah provide English and Japanese briefings, while small groups, included gear, hotel transfers, insurance, and underwater photos keep the day simple.

“The entire trip was well organised and taken care of from booking to after activity. We had 3 dives at 3 different locations which made it super interesting. Our dive master was friendly, professional and paid particular attention to safety. Seakers had beautifully edited video shorts and photos of the day to share. My best diving experience.”

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5.Okinawa: Naha: 1 day Kerama Islands diving‣ license required

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 20 reviews · 7 hours · from $129

Join JOY CREATE OKINAWA TEA-DA for a seven-hour scuba trip from Naha to the Kerama Islands. A C-card is required. Expect three selected sites around Tokashiki, Zamami, or Aka Island, English or Japanese instruction, full equipment, towels, and a fast boat ride. Takashi and Koyama are among the instructors named by past participants.

“great place for diving, lots of fish, colorful coral and good visibility. English of staff is also good. We did 3 dives, during the 2nd we only saw sand. I would have expected that they know where the good diving places are.”

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6.Deep Dive: Osaka Food Markets from Local to Luxurious!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 4 hours · from $59

Meet your English, Spanish, or French-speaking guide at Tenma Station for four hours of Osaka food culture. See an upscale department store market, Tenma’s local shopping streets, Korean-influenced Tsuruhashi, Kuromon Ichiba, and kitchenware shops in Namba. Ferdinand, a French guide living in Japan, brings history, customs, and personal insight. Food and transport cost extra.

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