The friendly “Kobudai”, the Asian sheepshead wrasse that appeared in the film “Oceans” lives in Sado Island. When I saw them in the film, I suddenly want to dive in the sea of Sado Island. The sea of Sado Island is beautiful and its offshore is rich in many kinds of fishes because the warm current, Tsushima Current and the cold current, Liman Current run together at there. It is very popular as a diving spot because sometimes you can see fishes from the north and south together. The must-see fish will be the Asian sheepshead wrasse inhabits the sea of Sado Island. Currently among the Asian sheepshead wrasse which […]

It happens with sightseeing in Sado Island – It takes 100 minutes from Niigata to Sado Island by high-speed boat, but if you are good at rowing a Tarai Bune boat, you will want to get carried away and row home – Tarai Bune (Tarai boat) is the icon of Sado Island in Niigata prefecture. It’s a famous round shape boat so popular that there are people who visit Sado Island from nationwide just to take Tarai Bune. In this page, I’ll explain about famous & popular Tarai Bune. Tarai Bune was originally used to fish Turbo cornutu, abalone, octopus and seaweed only in Ogi beach of Sado Island and […]