[1][2] Okishio was laid down at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard on 17 April 1980 and launched on 5 March 1982.

She was commissioned on 1 March 1983, into the 2nd Submarine Group in Yokosuka.

She later participated in Hawaii dispatch training from 9 September to 3 December 1985.

From 1 July to 30 November 1987, she undergone additional equipment work on the towed sonar (S-TASS).

She participated in Hawaii dispatch training from August 4 to November 5, 1988.