It is an extremely rare encounter that two divers have managed to immortalize.

They have indeed managed to capture the images of a giant squid 2.5 m long swimming off the west coast of the Japanese archipelago, and describes this experience as "thrilling".

Yosuke Tanaka and his wife Miki, diving instructors in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, were tipped off by a fishing tackle vendor who spotted the giant squid near the surface in a bay.

So they set off in a boat to meet him, near a rocky shore.


Yosuke Tanaka encountered an 8-foot-long giant squid while diving with his wife off the western coast of Japan.

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In poor health ?

"There he was, a huge squid," said Yosuke Tanaka.

"It didn't have the nimble movements of a lot of fish and sea creatures," he added.

"Its tentacles and fins were moving very slowly."

The squid looked weak and bits of skin seemed to be peeling off its body, the diver observed.

The size of the animal and its huge eyes were striking, and Yosuke Tanaka says he imagined seeing it how strong a squid must have been to attack a whale.

“I could see its tentacles moving.

I thought it would be dangerous to get caught and carried away” by this creature, he added.

Very rare to observe them at sea

Giant squids are known to swim in the waters near Japan and sometimes wash up on its shores, but it is very rare to see them swimming in the sea. “It was thrilling.

I think there are few things rarer” than this show, commented the Japanese.

“I heard that not much is known about this creature.

I would be happy if it helps us learn more.”

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