{"id":83509,"date":"2026-05-07T10:53:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewdr.com\/?post_type=inspiratie&#038;p=83509"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T09:25:08","slug":"diving-with-hammerhead-sharks-in-mikomoto-japan","status":"publish","type":"inspiratie","link":"https:\/\/ewdr.com\/en\/dive-inspiration\/diving-with-hammerhead-sharks-in-mikomoto-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Diving with hammerhead sharks in Mikomoto, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/ewdr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mikomoto-hammerheads.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/ewdr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mikomoto-hammerheads-300x158.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ewdr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mikomoto-hammerheads-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/ewdr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mikomoto-hammerheads-1024x538.png 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divers. This remote dive site, off the coast of Japan, is known worldwide as <strong>the place to see large schools of hammerhead sharks<\/strong>. Not an easy dive, but one that is high on the bucket list of adventurous divers.  <\/p><p>In this blog we take you to Mikomoto: what makes this dive site so special, what to expect underwater and for whom these dives are suitable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e38c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80e38c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b94ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"04b94ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Ls2Nq9s_8c8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc3d8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbc3d8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>About Mikomoto Island<\/h3><p>Mikomoto lies off the coast of Japan, about 20 minutes by boat from the Izu Peninsula. The island itself is uninhabited and quite small, but the underwater environment is spectacular. Around the island, a steep underwater mountain slopes down to great depths, which, along with the rich currents, provides perfect habitat for hammerhead sharks and other big game.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad1eb6d elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"ad1eb6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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sharks<\/strong> that congregate here seasonally. During good conditions, you will see not one or two specimens here, but sometimes hundreds of hammerhead sharks at once, migrating in long formations along the current. <\/p><p>Although hammerhead sharks are present in the region year-round, large schools are most likely to occur from <strong>June through October<\/strong>, peaking in July and August.<\/p><p>The highlight is undoubtedly the moment when the first hammerhead sharks appear out of the blue. Often you see them first in the distance, as shadows that slowly take shape. With some luck, they come closer and pull complete schools past you.  <\/p><p>In addition to hammerhead sharks, you can encounter other pelagic species at Mikomoto, including silky sharks, gray reef sharks, tunas and other hunting predatory fish, and large schools of barracuda. The reef itself is less colorful than tropical dive sites; Mikomoto is mostly about big game and adrenaline. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8695ec9 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8695ec9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e4ac48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e4ac48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Diving in Mikomoto<\/strong><\/h5><ul><li data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"284\"><strong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"224\">Visibility:<\/strong> 15-25 meters (depending on current and seasonal influence)<\/li><li data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"284\"><strong data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"308\">Water temperature:<\/strong> 18-27\u00b0C (cooler in winter, warmer in summer)<\/li><li data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"284\"><strong data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"375\">Best period:<\/strong> June through October (peak hammerhead sharks)<\/li><li data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"284\"><strong data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"429\">For whom:<\/strong> advanced divers with experience in drift diving and deeper dives; adventure divers and underwater photographers<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d922ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d922ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/ewdr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-16-at-15.14.57-1024x745.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-97150\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ewdr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-16-at-15.14.57-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/ewdr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-16-at-15.14.57-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/ewdr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-16-at-15.14.57-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/ewdr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-16-at-15.14.57-1536x1117.png 1536w, https:\/\/ewdr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-16-at-15.14.57.png 1776w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9c2ee elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9e9c2ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fc5fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16fc5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Diving conditions<\/strong><\/h4><p>Diving at Mikomoto is not for beginners. 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