We are "DIR" minded but open minded
Go for quality, certification is for life. Start off your diving career with the best instruction you can get.
Founded in 2014, DiveZone Tokyo is an English speaking diving service in Tokyo offering both PADI courses as well as SDI/TDI. You might have heard of PADI or SSI but let us also introduce SDI/TDI to you! SDI was created in 1998 and grew out of the success of their sister company TDI, which specializes in the more advanced disciplines of dive training (technical diving). Regardless of agency, you can easily crossover from one agency to another for your next certification level.
Personalized approach
At DiveZone Tokyo, we do not aim for minimum course requirements and try to focus on each individual diver with low student to instructor ratio so that our students gets the most out of our courses. Even after the course, we keep mentoring our students during fun diving weekends and coach them so they reach a level they are happy with. So they can enjoy diving without worrying about their diving skills. We train for good buoyancy and trim so you can enjoy your dives, be safe, as well as protect the underwater environment. We use very streamlined and high quality gear in order to achieve this. Consider this our 200% commitment to you and the ocean.
Experienced instructors
Our instructors and teaching staff never stop improving themselves, and we always keeps training ourselves with various new courses. We are not only SDI/TDI certified and technical divers, but gained experience from some of the best teachers all over across Asia and from other courses/agencies like PADI, GUE, SSI, NAUI, IANTD etc..... It is not about the certification agency but all about the individual instructor. Some tips: Ask your potential instructor what the last course was that he or she took and if they teach their classes kneeling down. (They should not.)
A real diving community
Our fun diving events are more community based where we offer both guided dives and also allow for buddy diving. Our prices are the most reasonable of all diving services around Tokyo and our buddy diving option is even cheaper. We are the only ones offering this. Keep an eye on your diving expenses and come make new diving friends without breaking the bank! We are a very social group meeting every month for food and drinks! We welcome you into the DZT diving community with open arms!
At DiveZone Tokyo, we do not aim for minimum course requirements and try to focus on each individual diver with low student to instructor ratio so that our students gets the most out of our courses. Even after the course, we keep mentoring our students during fun diving weekends and coach them so they reach a level they are happy with. So they can enjoy diving without worrying about their diving skills. We train for good buoyancy and trim so you can enjoy your dives, be safe, as well as protect the underwater environment. We use very streamlined and high quality gear in order to achieve this. Consider this our 200% commitment to you and the ocean.
Experienced instructors
Our instructors and teaching staff never stop improving themselves, and we always keeps training ourselves with various new courses. We are not only SDI/TDI certified and technical divers, but gained experience from some of the best teachers all over across Asia and from other courses/agencies like PADI, GUE, SSI, NAUI, IANTD etc..... It is not about the certification agency but all about the individual instructor. Some tips: Ask your potential instructor what the last course was that he or she took and if they teach their classes kneeling down. (They should not.)
A real diving community
Our fun diving events are more community based where we offer both guided dives and also allow for buddy diving. Our prices are the most reasonable of all diving services around Tokyo and our buddy diving option is even cheaper. We are the only ones offering this. Keep an eye on your diving expenses and come make new diving friends without breaking the bank! We are a very social group meeting every month for food and drinks! We welcome you into the DZT diving community with open arms!
Meet the team
Ben "Dive Maniac"
SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor
TDI Technical Instructor
TDI Trimix, Intro to Cave and CCR Mixed Gas Diver
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT)
PADI Tech Deep Instructor
SDI/TDI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor, CPR&AED, O2 Provider, Diver Propulsion Vehicle, SDI Sidemount, TDI Sidemount, SDI Wreck, SDI Solo Diving, SDI Deep Diving, SDI Dry Suit Diving, SDI Computer Nitrox, SDI Nitrox Instructor, SDI Advanced Buoyancy, TDI Intro To Tech, TDI Advanced Nitrox, TDI Decompression Procedures, TDI Extended Range, TDI EDGE/HOG Equipment Service Clinic Instructor, TDI Nitrox Gas Blender, TDI Advanced Gas Blender, TDI Gas Booster Instructor, TDI CCR Air Diluent Instructor
PADI Instructor Specialties: Sidemount, Nitrox, Drysuit, Night, Deep, Wreck, Self-reliant, Deep Propulsion Vehicle (DPV), Zombie Apocalypse Diver, Gasblender (Nitrox/Trimix), TecRec 40/45/50
Bio: Ben started DiveZone Tokyo in 2014 to have and offer more diving opportunities for English speaking divers in Tokyo. His mission: dive every divesite in Japan and he loves exploring new divesites. His personal passion is pelagics and shipwrecks and this is why he got into technical diving. Preferred diving style is sidemount diving and occasionally hoghartian backmount with longhose (backplate and wing) but he always adapts to the situation. Personal quote: "It is not about the diving agency but individual instructor, choose wisely".
SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor
TDI Technical Instructor
TDI Trimix, Intro to Cave and CCR Mixed Gas Diver
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT)
PADI Tech Deep Instructor
SDI/TDI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor, CPR&AED, O2 Provider, Diver Propulsion Vehicle, SDI Sidemount, TDI Sidemount, SDI Wreck, SDI Solo Diving, SDI Deep Diving, SDI Dry Suit Diving, SDI Computer Nitrox, SDI Nitrox Instructor, SDI Advanced Buoyancy, TDI Intro To Tech, TDI Advanced Nitrox, TDI Decompression Procedures, TDI Extended Range, TDI EDGE/HOG Equipment Service Clinic Instructor, TDI Nitrox Gas Blender, TDI Advanced Gas Blender, TDI Gas Booster Instructor, TDI CCR Air Diluent Instructor
PADI Instructor Specialties: Sidemount, Nitrox, Drysuit, Night, Deep, Wreck, Self-reliant, Deep Propulsion Vehicle (DPV), Zombie Apocalypse Diver, Gasblender (Nitrox/Trimix), TecRec 40/45/50
Bio: Ben started DiveZone Tokyo in 2014 to have and offer more diving opportunities for English speaking divers in Tokyo. His mission: dive every divesite in Japan and he loves exploring new divesites. His personal passion is pelagics and shipwrecks and this is why he got into technical diving. Preferred diving style is sidemount diving and occasionally hoghartian backmount with longhose (backplate and wing) but he always adapts to the situation. Personal quote: "It is not about the diving agency but individual instructor, choose wisely".
Marco "Red Ferrari"
SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor
TDI Decompression Procedures Diver
SDI/TDI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor, CPR&AED, O2 Provider
Bio: Marco joined DiveZone Tokyo to offer more teaching availability and diving opportunities for English & Japanese speaking divers in Tokyo. Just like Ben, he has a passion for shipwrecks, loves diving sidemount and wants to encourage as many divers as possible to get into recreation as well as technical diving. His dream is to dive the San Francisco Maru in Chuuk and to dive without bubbles in the future.
SDI Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor
TDI Decompression Procedures Diver
SDI/TDI Instructor Ratings: Open Water Scuba Diver Instructor, CPR&AED, O2 Provider
Bio: Marco joined DiveZone Tokyo to offer more teaching availability and diving opportunities for English & Japanese speaking divers in Tokyo. Just like Ben, he has a passion for shipwrecks, loves diving sidemount and wants to encourage as many divers as possible to get into recreation as well as technical diving. His dream is to dive the San Francisco Maru in Chuuk and to dive without bubbles in the future.
Stay informed about DiveZone Tokyo activities:
DiveZoneTokyo Google Calendar
DiveZoneTokyo Facebook Group
DiveZoneTokyo Blog
DiveZoneTokyo Youtube Channel
DiveZoneTokyo Google Calendar
DiveZoneTokyo Facebook Group
DiveZoneTokyo Blog
DiveZoneTokyo Youtube Channel
Diving Equipment - Save money and invest in some gear
Good quality scuba gear in Japan is expensive! Invest in your own diving gear and improve your diving experience while saving rental money on the long run. We can advise you with the best buying options in Tokyo and discount deals for your own gear. We offer some of the diving gear preferred by our instructors. Have a look at our online store !
Good quality scuba gear in Japan is expensive! Invest in your own diving gear and improve your diving experience while saving rental money on the long run. We can advise you with the best buying options in Tokyo and discount deals for your own gear. We offer some of the diving gear preferred by our instructors. Have a look at our online store !