The Japanese Gardens is not a land-based spot but one of Tobago’s most celebrated dive sites, located off the northern coast of the island, near Speyside and Goat Island.
The name “Japanese Garden” was given due to the breathtaking abundance and variety of colourful corals, sponges, and fish that create an underwater spectacle reminiscent of a carefully designed garden. Divers often describe the area as a “fish soup,” teeming with marine life, leading into the thrilling “Kamikaze Cutz” where they can explore four distinct underwater zones.
Since the 1970s, this site has been featured in dive logs and photography tours for its coral slopes, gentle swim-throughs, and abundant reef life, including turtles, angelfish, rays, and schools of reef fish. Unlike traditional gardens, this is primarily a scuba diving destination and is not intended to be visited as a land-based tourist attraction.
Today, Japanese Gardens stands as a signature eco-tourism experience in northeast Tobago, offering divers a living “zen garden beneath the sea” that continues to capture the imagination of ocean lovers worldwide.

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