About Mar Scuba

Contact Information:

Telephone: 090-3851-3901

Address:
Yugen Gaisha Mar Scuba
Higashi Nakano 3-15-9
Nakano-ku
Tokyo
164-0003 JAPAN

Matthew Endo, Owner and Head Instructor, Mar Scuba
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer 158442
EFR Instructor
DAN Instructor 11357

Matthew hails from Los Angeles, California, USA. As the lead instructor, he conducts courses from Open Water to Divemaster and specialty courses, as well as the Emergency First Response and DAN Oxygen courses. When not leading or instructing, he is an avid underwater photographer and aspiring videographer.

Dive Equipment: Halcyon MC System with 36 lb. Pioneer wing and Stainless steel (winter) or Aluminum backplate (summer)
Pool Dives: Zeagle Ranger BCD or Oxycheq ProPac
Exposure Protection: Action Plus 5mm 1 or 2 piece wetsuit in summer/fall, Diving Concepts Pinnacle 200 compressed neoprene drysuit (winter) or Ultraflex Pro trilaminate (spring). Undergarments: TPS Stretch Thinsulate 200 gram

Favorite Dive Site: Chinsen in Atami for Wreck or Oki no Ne in Koura for big fish.

Geoff Tayler, Head Divemaster
PADI Divemaster 473339

Geoff is from the UK, where the waters are cold and dark, not like the temperate and beautiful waters of Izu. As the head PADI Divemaster, Geoff helps divers to plan the dive and dive the plan, and is the expert on Mikomoto. He has a keen eye for finding nudibranch and other marine life, and takes some wonderful photographs.

Dive Equipment: Oxycheq 45 lb. Signature Wing with Stainless steel backplate, Scubapro Mk 25/G250 regulators, Diving Concepts Ultraflex Pro (all black) with TPS Thinsulate undergarments (200 gram)

Favorite Dive Site: Kamene or Aone in Mikomoto for Hammerhead Sharks and blue water diving

Tamara Eelsing, Scuba Instructor
PADI OWSI-978198

Tamara is from the Netherlands, and is our special instructor for junior divers and children. She is very tough, as the waters in Northern Europe are very cold compared to the temperate waters of Japan!

Favorite Dive Site: Atami or beach dives

Clarke Yagihara, Scuba Instructor
PADI OWSI-821894

Clarke is from Canada but his heart is in the warm waters of Thailand. He somehow gets by in just a shorty wetsuit in the temperate waters of Izu.

Favorite Dive Site: Kittene in Ajiro for the various fish life and two huge sea fans. (Dive site map of Kittene made by Kevin with Clarke Yagihara.)

Kevin Williams, Business Development Manager
PADI Divemaster 199379

Kevin is from Hawaii and is the Business Development Manager for Mar Scuba. He finds new opportunities for Mar Scuba to serve the foreign diving community.

Dive Equipment: Halcyon 36 lb. wing with Stainless steel backplate, XS Scuba Trimetal regulators

Favorite Dive Site: Kittene in Ajiro for the various fish life and two huge sea fans. (Dive site map of Kittene made by Kevin with Clarke Yagihara.)

John Munroe, Zen Master and Environmental Consultant
PADI Divemaster Candidate

John is from Canada and feels that every scuba dive in Japan is like diving in a bathtub since the waters are so warm (to him). He is a Zen Meditation teacher and the Environmental Consultant for Mar Scuba, also helping out with Reef Check Japan to do coral reef surveys.

Dive Equipment: Zeagle Ranger BCD, Apeks ATX100 regulators

Favorite Dive Site: Shirasaki in Tago (West Izu) for hard coral (and site of Reef Check)

Updated: June, 2007