Hello from Japan

[suzi]

Hello.:)
My name is Shuzy, live in Japan.
I start diving from 17 years old, and have been continuing for 30 years or more.
I am a current member of BSAC Japan OW Instructor though I am not an occupation diver.
BSAC is a wonderful club.
I wanted to deepen the exchange about Diving information with you of
the home country of BSAC, and I pluck up and write this message by all means.
I will make an effort though I am not good at English.
Regards

[David Cowan]

Hi Suzi,

Thank you for making the effort to post on this forum.

While I do not live the home country of the BSAC, I am one of approximately 200 BSAC members living in Australia who are either members of the 5 Australian branches or the special HQ branch which is known as 'BSAC Direct'.

As a BSAC member, I would be interested to reading future posts about BSAC & other diving activities from you and others in your part of the world.

Regards

[suzi]

Hi David-san,
こんにちわ:)
Thank you for information.
So I want to be a member of not live the home country of the BSAC, and
I hope it will be done.
I think BSAC Japan is small and difference system between the other country, we don't have branche.
I would be also interested to reading future posts about BSAC & other diving activities all over the world.

Regards

[Edward]

Hello.:)
My name is Shuzy, live in Japan.
I start diving from 17 years old, and have been continuing for 30 years or more.
I am a current member of BSAC Japan OW Instructor though I am not an occupation diver.
BSAC is a wonderful club.
I wanted to deepen the exchange about Diving information with you of
the home country of BSAC, and I pluck up and write this message by all means.
I will make an effort though I am not good at English.
Regards

Hi and welcome,

I've ventured onto the BSAC Japan site a few times and I've meet Shunichi Hosokawa on more than one occasion.

I look forward to hearing your experiences and how the two countries dive together.

Regards

[TrevorB]

Hi Shuzy
I suspect like most BSAC members
I knew we had BSAC Japan, but nothing else
please keep on the forum and tell us more about BSAC Japan and how it works, we are obviously doing something right in you country

[Chris aka divingchef]

Hi Shuzy
konnichiwa & yōkoso
Welcome to the forum.

Safe diving

Chris

[suzi]

Hi Edward-san

Thanks for reply.
I've only talk to Hosokawa-san on the phone about how to buy the Instructor clothing from the Mother website. The BSAC Japan did not have any Instructor clothing before I bought. Now we have same kind of clothing but out of stock in eary stage.
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Hi TrevorB-san

I think most of BSAC member are the same like yours.
Only the word "BSAC Japan" would be read on the International section.
I will try to send messages from Japan through this forum what is going on
the Diving in Japan.
What is your c/s on Amateur Radio ?
My call is JN4FWV, Watching DX station.
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Hi Chris-san
こんばんわ
ありがとうございます

"Chris" "栗巣" in Japanese Kanji....Hope your PC have Japanese font.:D
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[ChristianG]

Hi Chris-san
こんばんわ
ありがとうございます
Hello Shuzy-san,

Chuckle, I suspect that Chris-san totally exhausted his Japanese with his welcoming message (I know him) but at least he tried - something that I can't say, for example, of the likes of me. :)

Like others I welcome your appearance here, we need to learn more about diving in Japan as well as the diving that Japanese divers really do. I've only seen them in "tourist traps", which include Chuuk (Truk) lagoon where they all seemingly are led by the hand. I'm quite sure that that is not the real picture for Japanese divers.

[Chris aka divingchef]

[QUOTE=ChristianG]Hello Shuzy-san,

Chuckle, I suspect that Chris-san totally exhausted his Japanese with his welcoming message (I know him) but at least he tried - something that I can't say, for example, of the likes of me. :)

QUOTE]

Christian -san, at least another 15 words, 10 of them numbers, yep you guessed 1 to 10 :D

[suzi]

Hi ChristianG-san
Forum is lots of funnnnnn:D
It is an undeniable fact the Japanese Diver not wearing Kimono while diving;)
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Chris-san
Don't mind even the Cookie-monster is better than my writing. :p

[Eddie Clamp]

Hi ChristianG-san
Forum is lots of funnnnnn:D
It is an undeniable fact the Japanese Diver not wearing Kimono while diving;)
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Chris-san
Don't mind even the Cookie-monster is better than my writing. :p

Suzi. Welcome and please send us loads of reports about your diving in Japan for the BSAC Travel Club :)

[suzi]

Hi Eddie-san
I will send my reports about diving in Japan.:)
It will be not exactry the same BSAC Travel Club, might not have in Japan.
Most of the Japanese diver belong to their shop and will participates in the tour that the shop planned.
The certification card of the guidance group to which the shop owner or instructor in the shop belongs is acquired.
PADI occupies large majority in Japan.
Regards

[Eddie Clamp]

Hi Eddie-san
I will send my reports about diving in Japan.:)
It will be not exactry the same BSAC Travel Club, might not have in Japan.
Most of the Japanese diver belong to their shop and will participates in the tour that the shop planned.
The certification card of the guidance group to which the shop owner or instructor in the shop belongs is acquired.
PADI occupies large majority in Japan.
Regards

Hi Suzi

Diving is diving whether it be BSAC or PADI :) . We attempt to be all inclusive in the travel club. We are interested in any reports you have. We currently have nothing in the 'Japan BSAC where to dive' section http://www.bsac.com/findit.asp?cat=divelocations&view=map&section=1510&itemTitle=BSAC+Travel+Helps+You+Plan+Your+Next+Div e+Trip+%2D+Surf+Before+You+Dive%21

If you can work on a new Japan page there then pass any reports from whatever source that would be great. Many divers here maybe interested in what Japan has to off - diving and holdiday wise.

Best wishes

[vidiotdave]

Hi Suzi,
Travelled to Hokkaido for skiing last year, and looked at the BSAC japan website.
It would be good to dive in Japan on my next visit.

[DRW]

Hi, Suzi!

I went to Japan for two weeks in August 2000 to do a presentation at a conference in Kobe and to spend some time in Kyoto, visiting the sights. I have very happy memories of my visit, although I didn't do any diving or snorkelling while I was there.

I love Japanese diving gear and I own two pairs of Japanese-made Gull Mew full-foot fins, one solid black and one solid white, which are unashamedly traditional all-rubber fins, just like the ones I snorkelled with back in the early 1960s.

http://image.rakuten.co.jp/find/cabinet/gull2011/img57677459.jpg

I admire the way Japan continues making gear the way it's always been made (if it ain't broke, why fix it?) and that Japanese gear manufacturers haven't jumped on to the plastics bandwagon like most European manufacturers seem to have done.

[Eddie Clamp]

Hi Eddie-san
I will send my reports about diving in Japan.:)
It will be not exactry the same BSAC Travel Club, might not have in Japan.
Most of the Japanese diver belong to their shop and will participates in the tour that the shop planned.
The certification card of the guidance group to which the shop owner or instructor in the shop belongs is acquired.
PADI occupies large majority in Japan.
Regards

Hi Suzi-san

I have begun a UK BSAC Japan page in our 'where to dive' forum here: http://www.bsac.com/divelocations.asp?itemid=10337&itemTitle=Japan&section=1235&sectionTitle=Far+East&cat=&new=

Just a beginning as it just has a map there at the moment. If anyone can add up to date info on the country and diving to add to it I would be grateful.

Japan has its own BSAC Japan organisation. BSAC Japan was founded in 1987 with its headquarters in Osaka and has since expanded with training centres and members throughout Japan. Currently BSAC Japan has some 115 training centres employing more than 800 instructors. During its 21 year history BSAC Japan has trained over 120,000 divers. http://www.bsac.jp/

[suzi]

Hi Eddie Clamp-san, Vidiotdave-san and DRW-san.
What a great and gentle forum, BSAC Forums.
I want to say thank you but not explain in English so .....
どうもありがとうございます

Clamp-san, Thanks for introduce BSAC Japan in the mother site.
I know it's japanese BSAC site and I am one of the BSAC Japan
Instructor.
BSAC Japan has a sad history from the foundation at a while.
It is also true that there is a diver who is still holding the poor impression
because of it.
I will talk about it later again.

Vidiotdave-san, Hokkaido snow is called "Powder Snow" best place to Skying
Wooops......skiing.....very dificult section of English:confused:
I shall take you Diving next visit.


DRW-san, 1960s..... That is exactly the same stage of my Diving started.
I started diving with double hose reg and double tank with black skin suits.
I shall take you Diving next visit also.
Kyouto.....Did you met a Maiko-san ? Beautiful....Japanese traditional.

My best to friend of Mother BSAC;)

[DRW]

Hi Eddie Clamp-san, Vidiotdave-san and DRW-san.

DRW-san, 1960s..... That is exactly the same stage of my Diving started.
I started diving with double hose reg and double tank with black skin suits.
I shall take you Diving next visit also.
Kyouto.....Did you met a Maiko-san ? Beautiful....Japanese traditional.

Yes, I was very fortunate to see one during my last evening in Kyoto, while I was walking through the Gion district. Another memorable event of my stay was a kibuki display at the conference dinner I attended in Kobe. The Japanese wife of the American organiser of the conference performed, while I watched spellbound, the simple, delicate movements that I had read about, but never seen before.

Amazing that we both started underwater swimming during the same decade, half a century ago!

[Chris Marsh]

Hi Shuzy
I am coming to Japan in December, and would like to go diving at Izu. I have looked into what dive centres are open etc (PADI, NAUI and so on). Have you any suggestions or recommendations on BSAC centers to use, or for that matter dive clubs?

Best regards
Chris Marsh

[suzi]

DRW-san

I love Kyoto Gion district also.

Oh yes..... long long time passing by.....:o
Regards



Chris Marsh-san
Izu is a name of a peninsula and has a lot of diving point arround that peninsula.:)
The famouse shop that provide gude in English is East Dive.
http://www.eastdive.com/info_english.html

Regards

[Chris Marsh]

Hi Suzy

Thanks for reply, and sorry for the delay. I have contacted East Dive, they may go to Izu, but not sure yet. Have you any other suggestions? Of course I don't mind if the destination is not Izu, I would just like to get wet!!

Best regards
Chris