Abstract
Underwater cultural heritage sites have the potential to become a resource of tourism if it would be used for scuba diving. This article mentions about the distribution and usage status of underwater cultural heritage. The author researched diving shops and the Board of Education which are the administer of cultural heritage in Japan from Sep 2012 to Feb 2013. As a result, the author found 569 underwater cultural heritage sites and 29 diving spots which have been used for tourism resources. However, the author proved underwater cultural heritage sites have some problems. There are many place still not in use or just left without protection, and some divers would inflict damage to it when they visit the location.
