Kamihata performs research activities by so-called "Kamihata Exploration Party". Chairman Kamihata, being the chief of the party, together with world famous adventurers or researchers who join by turns every year and young members of the company staff, goes out for unexplored areas.

Let's say Amazon. For those in tropical fish business, Amazon is considered almost same as a sacred place. Also Irian Jaya that is said to be the most unexplored land, Venezuela that has a mysterious waterway "Casiquiare", Guyana Highlands that is said to be the last unexplored area in South America, Sumatra Island of Indonesia where untouched nature remains, and Lake Malawi that is filled with water in Great Rift Valley area in the eastern part of the African continent, etc.

The main purpose of "Kamihata Exploration Party" that keeps exploring unexplored areas of the world and investigating new species of tropical fish is to research and record ecosystems of fishes that are in danger of extinction and creatures that are not yet clearly known. The result has been introduced in professional monthly magazines such as "Fish Magazine", and "Aqua Life". It has also been introduced in the world famous magazine "Tropical Fish Hobbyist".

"Kamihata Exploration Party" is now becoming to play a role to form Kamihata's spiritual climate that pursues dreams and romanticism.