Watch as some rare giant squid look down as they dive off the coast of Japan

This is the incredible moment a couple encountered a rare giant squid while diving in the waters off western Japan.

The squid was over 8 feet long and video footage showed the divers getting very close to the animal.

Instructor Yosuke Tanaka, 41, and his wife Miki, 34, were on a day trip when a fishing tackle seller told them about sightings of the elusive animal roaming the coast of Toyooka City.

The pair went with local trainers and were surprised when the giant creature appeared after only 30 minutes of their pursuit of the animal.

The size of the squid Tanaka and Miki found was quite small (2.5 meters) compared to the length of an adult giant squid, which can grow up to 13 meters long

Marine experts say it is rare for such a large squid to appear close to shore, but footage from Yosuke’s underwater camera shows the pink squid oblivious to divers.

The sheer size of the squid’s eyes was enough to make Tanaka wonder how dangerous this creature is and how it can use its powerful tentacles to ensnare a whale, one of its main enemies.

“I could see his tentacles moving. I thought it would be dangerous to be grabbed by them and taken somewhere,” he said.

The squid in the video appears sluggish, with veils of loose skin clinging to its body, suggesting that the squid was weak.

The giant squid’s usual habitat is deep underwater where no light can be seen. They can be found in every ocean on our planet

The squid appeared sluggish and sluggish with skin hanging from its crotch. For fear of harm, the two divers could get so close

“I could see his tentacles moving. I thought it would be dangerous to be grabbed by them and taken somewhere,” explained Tinaka.

“We swam together and took pictures. I was so glad the octopus was within my reach, but his eyes were so big. It was so big that I started to get scared.’ Miki told the press.

A volunteer researcher at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsunemi Kubodera, said it was rare for a giant deep-sea squid to swim along the coast.

Although giant squid are known to inhabit the waters of Japan and sometimes even wash ashore, it is extremely rare to see them alive in the wild as their natural habitat is deep underwater.

The researcher said it was a medium-sized adult squid believed to be between one and two years old.

Tinaka said the experience will stay with him for a long time.

‘It was very exciting. I think there is nothing rarer than that,” he said. “I heard that not much is known about this creature. I will be happy if it helps us learn more.”