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Jul 6, 2018 · Diving in Okinawa at a glance. Best dive centres: Honu Honu Divers / Piranha Divers. Best places to stay in Naha: Estinate Hotel. Best places to stay in Onna: Kariyushi Resort.
- Diving Yonaguni
I don’t know if visiting the Yonaguni Monument acted as a...
- Izu Peninsula Diving
The Izu Ocean Park is south of the Jogazaki Coast, a famous...
- My Izu Peninsula
The city itself is not very interesting nor beautiful, but...
- Yonaguni Monument
The dive site of the Yonaguni Monument is about 100 m...
- New Caledonia
Beyond the number of places to explore around New Caledonia...
- Okinawa
With this Okinawa itinerary you can dive my top 5 spots by...
- Diving Yonaguni
Jul 19, 2020 · With this Okinawa itinerary you can dive my top 5 spots by visiting 4 islands, while flying less and using the ferry network.
There are dive sites renowned for manta ray sightings, thriving reefs teeming with colorful tropical fish, shipwrecks from WWII, and easily accessible dive spots frequented by turtles and migrating humpback whales.
Top Dive Sites around Okinawa. There are currently 14 dive sites listed around Okinawa, of which 11 are Reef dives, 10 are Ocean dives and 7 are Wall dives. Explore the dive site around Okinawa with the help of the filters above or the interactive map.
- Kaitei Iseki “Underwater Monument”, Yonaguni Island
- Manza Dream Hole, Okinawa Island
- Cape 7, Zamami Island
- Kabira Bay, Ishigaki Island
- Potato Reef, Taketomi Island
It is maybe the most famous dive site in Japan. A mysterious monolith, 100 m from the shore and 25 m deep, lies below the surface. Geological wonder or traces of an ancient alien civilisation? The underwater monument of Yonaguni became the source of many theories. What could have been overrated due to a too good marketing story was, in the end, one...
I know it’s confusing, there is an Okinawa Island in the Okinawa Archipelago. Home of the capital of the Prefecture, Naha, the island is the natural gate for scuba divers exploring dive sites of Okinawa for the first time. Of all the dives sites I tried in Okinawa Island, the ones around Cape Manzamo on the west coast were by far my favourites. At ...
The Kerama Islands are a marine national park just an hour west from Naha. Of all the islands of this archipelago, Zamami has the most beautiful beaches, and this is where you have the highest chance to see turtles underwater. With excellent visibility and very little to no current, you will enjoy a mosaic of sand patches and coral reefs boasting w...
Ishigaki Island enjoys one of the highest encounter rates with manta rays in the world: it is manta season all year long! Depending on the winds, the dive centres go either north or south. However, among all the cleaning stations to be found around Ishigaki Island, “Manta City” in the superb Kabira Bay (one of the most beautiful beaches in Japan) w...
A bit out of the Okinawan scuba diving beaten path, I found the perfect spots for those of us who love going on a treasure hunt underwater to discover tiny critters. When you stay for 60 minutes at 12 m around a small coral pinnacle, it is usually a good sign! Nudibranchs, glassfish, ribbon eel, baby octopus, juvenile parrotfish, coral hawkfish: th...
Explore diving in Okinawa. Beautiful and healthy reef system. Hard coral, soft coral, fan coral. Okinawa is home to numerous fish, midges, octopuses, cuttlefish and reef sharks. In winter, you can hear the whales passing by Okinawa Island. Okinawa is also home to the USS Emmons, which were sunk during World War II.
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Feb 18, 2021 · On Okinawa-hontō, you'll find everything from beginner-friendly beach dives to more advanced spots which include a wreck dive site and deep caves. For beginners, the Sunabe Seawall near Chatan (on the southern part of the island) is an easily accessed seawall with plenty of soft corals and very little current.
