Famous dive sites
Where to dive in Japan.
Each region has its own character — explore the spots and pick your expedition.
01
Yonaguni
Westernmost Okinawa
The mysterious submerged 'monument' and the world's most reliable hammerhead schools in the Kuroshio current.
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02
Ishigaki
Yaeyama Islands — Okinawa
Manta Scramble on the north of the island is one of the planet's busiest manta cleaning stations.
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03
Kerama Islands
Okinawa National Park
Some of Japan's clearest water — the famous 'Kerama Blue' — and abundant green sea turtles.
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04
Miyako
Miyako Islands — Okinawa
A maze of underwater caves, arches and swim-throughs carved into limestone — the most dramatic topography in Japan.
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The mysterious submerged terraces of Yonaguni and the hammerhead walls of the Kuroshio current. Japan offers a serious, contemplative kind of diving.
Schooling hammerheads silhouetted against blue at Yonaguni in winter.
In pictures · Japan
Marine life
What you'll meet down there.
- ◊Hammerhead schools
- ◊Sea turtles
- ◊Anemonefish
- ◊Macro life
Highlights
Sites worth crossing oceans for.
- 01Yonaguni Monument
- 02Cape Maeda
- 03Kerama Islands
- 04Sumiyo Caves
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