This dive site, located at Kamo Aquarium East Beach in Tsuruoka City, offers a gentle and calm environment, making it ideal for beginner divers. Divers can easily navigate through distinct seabed zones: starting with seaweed beds at 1-3 meters, transitioning to gravel at 4-5 meters, and finally reaching sand beyond 5 meters. The site benefits from free parking and clean flush toilets, enhancing convenience for visitors. There's no specific historical narrative beyond its association with the famous Kamo Aquarium.
While large fish are uncommon, the site provides unique opportunities to closely observe seasonal spawning, hatching, and growth cycles of smaller marine life. The varying seabed types support different ecosystems, including rich seaweed beds that likely host various small fish, crustaceans, and invertebrates, making it suitable for macro observation.
The calm conditions make this site suitable for visiting throughout the diving season when water temperatures are comfortable. It's particularly recommended for beginners, snorkelers, and freedivers due to its shallow depths and protected environment. Those interested in macro photography or observing marine life cycles will find this site rewarding. Divers should be aware that deeper sections only reach 8-12m, so it's not a site for deep diving enthusiasts.
