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Keimaru is a fishing charter service based at Teishi Port in Minamiizu, Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It focuses on guided offshore fishing around Minamiizu, Shimoda, and the Izu Islands. According to the website, its history goes back to the 1990s, when it began developing lure fishing for hiramasa around Mikomoto. This is not positioned as a general sightseeing boat, but rather as a more specialized saltwater lure, jigging, casting, and live-bait fishing vessel.
Services are divided into “乗合” shared trips and “仕立” private charters. Target species include tuna, amberjack, hiramasa, splendid alfonsino, oilfish, and groupers, with routes covering Mikomoto, Toshima, Mikurajima, and other areas. The website provides fishing plans, prices, reservation status, recent catches, vessel information, and access details. Onboard facilities include 12V/24V/100V power, air conditioning, a private toilet, microwave, electric kettle, live bait tank, and more. Life jackets can be borrowed free of charge.
Pricing is fairly transparent. Regular shared trips are generally around JPY 15,000 to 33,000 per person—for example, JPY 15,000 per person for Mikomoto lure fishing, JPY 23,000 per person for Toshima, JPY 33,000 per person for Mikurajima, and JPY 25,000 per person for lure fishing yellowfin tuna. Private charters are more expensive, such as JPY 200,000 per boat for the black tuna plan, and from JPY 420,000 per boat for a 2-day, 1-night Mikurajima trip. Some plans require a minimum group size of 4 to 6 people.
The main strengths are deep local experience, highly targeted fishing programs, and clearly defined methods and target species, making it suitable for anglers chasing large fish. The boat is also relatively well equipped. The downsides are that the website is Japanese-only, and booking plus departure confirmation rely heavily on phone communication. Sea conditions, weather, and fish migration can affect whether a trip goes ahead and how the experience turns out. There is also no obvious online payment, multilingual customer support, or instant confirmation system.
Keimaru is best suited to anglers planning intensive offshore fishing, big-game lure fishing, or private group charters around the Izu Peninsula. Beginners can inquire, but given the target species and routes, it is better suited to users with some offshore fishing experience who can follow the captain’s instructions and accept a degree of uncertainty.
This is a local Japanese service website and can usually be accessed directly from mainland China. However, the booking calendar relies on Google Calendar, and the map may also depend on Google services, so those components may not display properly in mainland China. For actual reservations, it is recommended to contact them by phone or LINE and be prepared to communicate in Japanese.
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