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Dive in Okinawa! From Nirai Kanai far beyond the seas, the Gods bring abundance. This has been the belief in Okinawa since ancient times, and people have prayed with a feeling of awe for the sea. Today, Okinawa protects its natural environment, and welcoming visitors to enjoy leisure and sports amid the beautiful ocean scenery. DIVE IN OKINAWA!Ocean Lovers' Paradise MARINE PARADISE OK INAWA CONTENTS 04 APPEALS OF OKINAWAN SEAS 06 KERAMA SHOTO NATIONAL PARK 10 OKINAWA MAIN ISLAND 14 MIYAKO AREA 18 YAEYAMA AREA 22 SNORKELING 24 MARINE SPORTS ◎KITEBOARDING ◎STAND UP PADDLE BOARDING ◎WINDSURFING ◎SURFING ◎WAKEBOARDING 26 MARINE LEISURE ◎WATER BIRD ◎SEAWALKER ◎PARASAILING ◎BUMPER TUBE ◎FLYBOARD ◎JETSKI ◎BANANA BOAT 28 MARINE PARK & GLASS-BOTTOM BOAT 30 THE HEAT OF THE DRAGON BOAT RACE SAIL-POWERED SABANI BOATS 31 EXPLORE BY SEA KAYAK BBQ 32 TROPICAL CRUISING 34 WHALE WATCHING 36 TROPICAL FISHING EXPERIENCE 38 DOLPHIN THERAPY & HORSE THERAPY 40 BEACH YOGA & THALASSO THERAPY 42 OKINAWAN BEACH 44 GUIDE TO SEA CREATURES IN OKINAWA 46 OKINAWA CHURAUMI AQUARIUM 2016.8 Issued by Okinawa Prefecture www.visitokinawa.jp SEA OF OKINAWA Hokkaido ATTRACTS DIVERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD Sapporo The moment you dive, you forget your breathing and time stands still. The ocean is a treasure trove of beautiful lives. APPEALS OF OKINAWAN SEAS Okinawa comprises 160 islands, 49 of which are inhabited. It sits between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, in the path of the Kuroshio, the world’s largest warm current. Sendai Well connected by air and sea, the various islands are also easily accessible. Okinawa is endowed with an abundant natural environment fostered by the warm, subtropical climate. With its own unique history and culture, many visitors come to enjoy East Asia’s biggest resort island. Ibaraki Beijing JAPAN Narita One of the greatest attractions of Okinawa is the sea! Komatsu Tokyo International(Haneda) Among professional divers, it’s known as one location that everybody wants to visit, Seoul Tianjin Chubu Centrair International Shizuoka and there are many attractive dive points dotted around the islands. The Blue Cave, which even beginners can enjoy, is very popular. Osaka International(Itami) Koube The Kerama Shoto National Park boasts outstanding translucence, with visibility up to 40 or 50m. Okayama Kansai International Hiroshima Takamatsu The appeal of the Miyako area lies in its caves bathed in beautiful blue light and its dynamic topography. Busan In the Yaeyama Islands, known as one of the best places in the world for manta rays, Matsuyama there is a mysterious giant stone structure at Yonaguni Island. Fukuoka In an endlessly transparent sea, coral reefs shimmer in the sunlight and shoals of subtropical fish play. Kumamoto Nagasaki Elegant manta rays appear before your eyes, large migratory fish visit, and you may be lucky enough to Miyazaki encounter hammerheads and even whale sharks. Kagoshima In the winter, migrating humpback whales visit Okinawa’s life-giving seas. Seawater temperatures are around 28°C in summer, and a warm 21°C even in winter. Shanghai From families with children to professional divers, the resort island seas of Okinawa can be enjoyed year-round. Amami Oshima Iheya Island Yoron Island Ie Island Access Map for Outlying Islands Aguni Island Kume Island OKINAWA Naha Kerama Islands Kitadaito Island Naha Minamidaito Island Miyako Taipei Yaeyama Ruins Point (Yonaguni Island Offshore) Taichung MAXIMUM DEPTH 25m CURRENT Occasionally strong Kaohsiung Yonaguni Island South Offshore, there’s an enormous stone structure, Tarama Island Miyako Island Hong Kong about 290m long from north to south. Yonaguni Island With massive stone stairs and a stone relief in the shape of a tortoise, this huge structure is a mystery — Nobody knows if it’s man-made or natural. Ishigaki Island Iriomote Island 04 05 KERAMA SHOTO NATIONAL PARK The seas of the Kerama Islands are unrivalled anywhere in the world for their amazing translucence. Known as the sea that all the world loves, it attracts divers from around the world. It has everything that divers want — topography, coral, quantities of every kind of fish, and translucent water. OKINAWA This popular area is visited by many divers year-round. North of Kuro Island Kuro Island Twin Rock Akazaki Chishi Kuro Island Uchakashi Ugan (Male Rock) West of Gishibu Jitsuru Whale Observatory Kamigu Nita Cave Gishibu Waterway Dragon Lady Gishibu Island Unajinosachi Kamigu Under Lighthouse Tamaruru Zamami Island Umiuchiwa Irabuya Nakachinshi Alpine Meadow Yakabi Tunnel Umiuchiwa(Seaweed) Sand Triangle Sanbashi-mae Undersea Desert 4 2 Takachinshi Jichigatama Reef Urunosachi Achinera-birashi Nozaki Paraiso 7 Amaushiri Coresis Antsu Tower Ushinoji Spots Coral Siru Kuriraha Ijakaja 3 Yakabi Hiding Reef Sunzaki 6 Kamigusuku Shark Point Hamanaka Amuro Fish Reef Yakabi Island Ariga Cable Fukanshi South of Yakabi Mae Island Nishibama Nakaranshi South of Ariga Akanma Amuro Island Amuro Cattle Reef Gina 8 Ufumata Aka Island Hirase Gushikujima Amuro Island Tokashiki Island L-formation Course Three Reef Amuro Friendly Course Uminchu (Fisherman) 5 Nagasaki Tokashiku Beach-mae Maehama North of Kuba Hiyaruga Arari West of Kuba 1 Geruma Island Sakubaru Fish Reef Kuba Hiding Reef Sakubaru Nose Kuba Kaneji Sakubaru Hiding Reef Chiyochiburu Kuba Island Kerama Airport Fukaji Island East of Kuba Hanari Island 9 Konse Reef South of Kuba Ou Island Nose South of Hanari Unse Kuba Canyon Kerama Islands Diving Seasonality （°C） Inner Reef The Sea, All The World Loves — Kerama Blue Ou Island West Hiding Reef Nakachiburu Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Unnoshiru Toe Ura Average Maximum Temperature 19.3 20.2 21.2 23.6 26.4 28.8 31.6 31.3 30.4 27.9 24.7 21.1 Located 40km west of Naha, the Kerama Islands comprise some 20 Average Minimum Temperature 15.4 16.1 16.7 19.2 21.9 24.5 26.8 26.7 25.9 23.9 21.1 17.2 large and small islands, including Tokashiki Island, Zamami Island, Hinakushi Average Water Temperature 20~21 21~23 23~28 25~30 23~28 21~25 and Aka Island. Leck ‘92 Takabanta Wind Direction North East South East East-northeast North With outstandingly clear water, an underwater world spreads out in Suit Guide 5mm full suit 5mm full suit + hood 5mm one-piece suit 3mm one-piece suit 5mm one-piece suit all directions with visibility up to several dozen meters. Under Lighthouse Humpback whale This beautiful sea is known as “Kerama blue”. Endowed with an Ou Island No.6 Shoal Shiraiwa Rock Pygmy sweeper abundant habitat of fish and coral, humpback whales visit to breed Luminous cardinalfish Shimo Reef Tomumo-ya Ocean Attractions from December to March when you can enjoy whale watching. Clownfish and red bass spawning From the shore to the deep sea there are a variety of ecosystems, Giant cuttlefish spawning and the beautiful natural scenery is valued highly. On March 5 (Coral Manta (Zamami Island, Aka Island, Geruma Island) Day) 2014, it was designated as Kerama Shoto National Park. 06 07 1 North of Kuba (Kuba Island: Uninhabited island) Coral Spawning, Mesmerizing Mystery of Life 4 Undersea Desert 6 Kamigusuku (East of Tokashiki Island) 8 Gina (Aka Island) MAXIMUM DEPTH 30m CURRENT Occasionally Strong MAXIMUM DEPTH 35m CURRENT Occasional MAXIMUM DEPTH 25m CURRENT Calm The spawning of precious corals can be seen on only a few nights of the year! MAXIMUM DEPTH 20m CURRENT Calm Sweepers, luminous cardinalfish and oriental During early summer between May and June, on the night of before and after At this popular point, the pure white sandy floor spreads out Melithaea flabellifera grow in colonies on a rock pierced by a hole, This point has a sandy floor and coral, and many signs of fish. butterflyfish shoal among bright red Melithaea full moon, the corals begin spawning all at once as if by signal. as far as the eye can see like a desert. and longfin batfish and sea goldie shoal around it. There’s a good chance of encountering green turtles and hawksbill turtles. flabellifera, in a world just like the Dragon The instant when new life is born presents a moving and mysterious scene. The sparkling light of the sun and ripples of the surface It presents a fantastic, beautiful scene like the Dragon King’s castle. If you come across turtles sleeping or eating, just watch them quietly without disturbing them. King’s castle. The Kerama Islands are known as the home of coral. kindle the sandy floor in this fantastic, expansive blue world. At this drift diving point you can enjoy a There are many points such as Aharen Beach and Aka Island Offshore where maze-like topography of arches and crevasses. you can experience a fantastic undersea world in night dives! 7 Paraiso (Mae Island) MAXIMUM DEPTH 35m CURRENT Occasionally strong Cute garden eels poke their faces from the pure white sandy floor. Whitetip reef sharks can be seen in the gaps under rocks, and you can sometimes enjoy encountering black spotted ray. 2 Urunosachi MAXIMUM DEPTH 20m CURRENT Calm 3 Ijakaja 9 Hanari Island At this relaxing spot, shoals of Blue green (Fisher man) MAXIMUM DEPTH 30m CURRENT Occasionally 5 Uminchu This uninhabited island is located about 1km from Aharen Beach on Tokashiki Island. chromis and amethyst anthias flit among MAXIMUM DEPTH 25m CURRENT Occasionally strong This is the place in the Kerama Islands where divers most likely to encounter manta rays. You can get there by boat, and there are also sea kayak and banana boat tours. colonies of colorful branch coral that grow This is a cleaning point for rays, and you can watch them hovering while fish clean them, Various living creatures gather in these blocks of fish reef sunk on the sea floor.
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