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A blue five-armed sea star with rust-orange blotches lying on fine green-grey sand underwater — Shakotan Peninsula

Shakotan Peninsula · Japan · Reef

Makka Point

A loop around columnar-jointed rock, exiting through a channel

Area photo: snotch from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan · CC BY 2.0

Makka Point is a short boat ride from Horomui harbour. The dive follows a rock shelf of columnar jointing around a cape, in weak current and shallow water, and ends with a pass through a channel to the boat. It is an easy dive for newer divers.

Also known as マッカ岬, Makka Misaki.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Makka Point: typical dive to 8 m (to 26 ft), deepest point 23 m (75 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit8 m23 m maxtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

No published position for this site — the map shows Shakotan Peninsula and its other sites; operators know the mooring.

The dive

The dive goes down to 8 m and follows a rock shelf of columnar jointing, circling the whole cape with the rock in view the entire way. The current is weak. The route ends with a pass through a channel in the rock, which leads out to the waiting boat. The deepest water at the site is 23 m.

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

Month-by-month season rating for Makka Point
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Season follows Shakotan Peninsula: Diving runs all year; July to September is the best season for fish and visibility, while the colder months bring the sea lions.

Sources

  1. Aqua Cat Horomui point map — Aqua Cat Horomui Diving Camp

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