Dive Review of Ito Diving Services Bommie/Tateyama Resort Hotel in
Japan/Tateyama

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Ito Diving Services Bommie/Tateyama Resort Hotel: "Awesome Shark Scramble", Aug, 2024, by ROBERT PECORARO, HI, US ( Contributor 16 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 13046.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was my second time diving with Ito Diving Services Bommie. The place has an interesting background. The owner made a deal with local fisherman, who were catching many Banded Houndsharks in their nets. He began feeding the sharks in an area to draw them away from the nets. The end result was less sharks being caught, which was good for the sharks and fisherman, and the owner built a thriving dive business. A win, win win. The resulting dive is referred to as a "shark scramble". On some dives, hundreds of these small sh ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Ito Diving Services Bommie Tateyama Resort Hotel
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Continental US, Hawaii, caribbean, Indo Pacific, Africa, Asia, South Pacific, Antarctica
Closest Airport	Tokyo	Getting There	Fly to NRT or HND. Around a 2 hour drive from Tokyo. Check website for alternative transpo:https://bommie.jp/access
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents, no currents
Water Temp	70-77°F / 21-25°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	30 minute bottom time
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	The subject matter is excellent. Sometimes a challenge to keep divers out of photos, bu ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Ito Diving Services Bommie/Tateyama Resort Hotel in Japan/Tateyama

Ito Diving Services Bommie/Tateyama Resort Hotel: "Awesome Shark Scramble", Aug, 2024,

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Dive Review of Ito Diving Services Bommie/Tateyama Resort Hotel in
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