Category
Scuba Diving
Ocean and BeachScuba Diving
Japan is an island nation, so should be no surprise there are endless options for scuba diving, free diving and snorkeling. Like most things in Japan, it is highly regulated, and the fishing communities do have a lot of sway on dive access, but there are world class diving experiences from ice diving to tropical diving to swimming with wild dolphins in Tokyo! Explore Japan under the water on your next Japan adventure.
Eco Tourism
Enjoying Some ‘Rays’ in Tahiti
Each year Peace Boat travels the world on peace voyages. Participants on a recent voyage stopped in Tahiti and nearby Moorea Isla...
Scuba Diving
Yap On the Move
I’m in Yap, Micronesia, home of some of the most remote reefs in the Western Pacific. As I prepare to scuba dive down to Vertigo ...
People
Ai Futaki Makes Her Niche
Growing up on the western coast of Japan, Ai Futaki loved the sea. Her neighbors, the Ama diving women famous for their pearl gat...
Scuba Diving
Bonin Blue
They call it “Bonin Blue.” Here I hovered, 60 feet under, surrounded in sapphire. Below, large boulders littered the sea floor. I...
Scuba Diving
Guam’s Pacific Treasures
The welcome creation of new marine preserves in Guam look to provide a safe haven for large fish to breed, a boost to the dec...
Scuba Diving
Diving into the CNMI
Saipan and Rota are more than just quick tropical getaways for travelers from Japan. They are also havens for divers who know the...
Snorkeling
Mikura Island’s Wild Dolphins
There are no beaches here, at least not sandy ones. No seaside inns. The terrain is best described as vertical, making one wo...
Faces in the Crowd
From Saipan with Love
A Tokyo girl turns a childhood dream into a way of life amid the warm, clear waters of Saipan. Mayuki Kebukawa was born an...