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There are great sites throughout Japan- depending on the season you come will dictate what sites are best. The southern islands of Okinawa tend to have the best overall diving and warm water year round. Sites around Tokyo area tend to be good in summer but still on the cooler side and very...

If you are on boat dives with many of the Japanese captains dive times can be very limited - in some places as short as 30-35 minutes. On Okinawa the normal rule for Japanese captains is 45-50 minutes. There are exceptions to this rule but this is very normal on boats- also many of the Japanese...

A ITT course is a great first step to developing skills and ensuring you are practicing the correct skills for type of diving you are planning on doing. I would not suggest a Cavern/Cave course on Okinawa as that is not a specialty of any of the tech instructors on island- nor do we have a...

2.5 hour flight to Okinawa and diving the same day. Direct flights from Tokyo multiple times per day and great reefs and healthy corals.

Or you could order the regs from us and we are already in Japan and have the DR's in stock - no custom clearance to worry about. Ship directly to you from Okinawa- have them in stock now. Also have repair kits. Also have BPs and wings.

Any solid paddle fin is OK but I prefer rubber fins. I currently use the Gull Super MEW and find it amazing for both. ALso comes in a full foot version for boat diving.

There is no translation and the test is only given in Japanese. The test has been outdated for some time and is slowly being phased out and is supposed to be replaced with translations by 2019. Study guides in Japanese are available at most Japanese bookstores.

I would start with checking your weight- that sounds like a lot of weight for a shorty which is making you put more air than needed in the wing. Secondly moving the tank high in the straps- I normally tell my clients that in the water if you arch back as far as you can and tilt your head back...

Well then bring them by and let me take a look- we will get it sorted whatever the issue is.

I have dove XT's since they came out and wet breathing is not a problem.If you are having wet breathing problems then there is something wrong. If you are on Okinawa we can take a look at them at the shop and see what the issue is if you like. Contact me at doug@reefencounters.org We are...

If you like nudi April is a good time in Okinawa with lots in the area. Water temps in Okinawa will be just starting to climb at that time and should be mid 20's or so by then. Tokyo diving in April is still dry suit diving or thick wetsuit with temps in the teens. Air temps in April in...

Plenty of generic seats that work for these and matching orings is no problem if you can not get the "official" kit.

There is also the option of an agency other than PADI. You may find that another agency meets your teaching style better or has standards more in line with what you believe in. If you are looking for the "best" instructor course for yourself you owe it to yourself to research other agencies and...

The Transpac is a soft backplate system so the answer is no. You can order the Transplate system which is basically the same harness that is designed to be used with a backplate.

Or its a quick hop over to Okinawa and we have plenty of places to get certified and Nitrox done.

The Gull Super MEW or the Gull Cypher are both great fins for current and since Gull is a Japanese company they are perfect for small, petite folks. I have a shop in Okinawa and all my staff dive one of these two fins and almost all the other local instructors are have these fins they are some...

You are correct - you can email me direct at doug@reefencounters.org or through the board here.

Okinawa has some of the best diving in the world you will not be disappointed.

There are numerous concrete examples of differences between what is taught by the different agencies at different levels NAUI MSD course goes heavily into decompression theory covering Haldanean theory, bubble theory, DCIEM deco theory, US Navy m-values and more. I have not found mention of...

The older certs were not in the database - back in 1970 there was not a database but records are on microfiche if you remember what those are. The older certs need to be added by hand and that is a slow process but if you have a card and do not show up on the database you can contact them and...