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
6 to 12 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
12 to 27°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Vis (m) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Current | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Gentle | Gentle | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Cellana nigrolineata
Last confirmed Jun 22, 2026 · 12 records
Very likely
Most dives
Red-Clawed Crab
Last confirmed Jun 22, 2026 · 14 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Ornate Ghost Pipefish
Last confirmed Dec 2, 2025 · 2 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Bigbelly Seahorse
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Painted Frogfish
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear