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Yakushima Sea Turtle Beach

Yakushima · Kagoshima · Japan

UNESCO island with Japan's highest density of sea turtles — guaranteed encounters with loggerheads and greens on coral reefs.

Depth20m
Levelbeginner
Entryboat
Currentmild
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Amami Oshima Coral Reef

Amami · Kagoshima Prefecture · Japan

A subtropical island between Kyushu and Okinawa where pristine coral reefs thrive in the warm Kuroshio Current, supporting sea turtles, humpback whales in winter, and some of Japan's healthiest hard coral coverage.

Depth30m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmoderate
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Yakushima - Isso Beach

Miyanoura · Kagoshima Prefecture · Japan

An ancient cedar island turned sea turtle sanctuary where green and loggerhead turtles nest on the beach and swim alongside divers in the Kuroshio Current.

Depth25m
Levelall-levels
Entryshore
Currentmild
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Aka Island - Nishi Hama

Naha · Kerama Islands, Okinawa · Japan

A pristine Kerama reef off Aka Island with world-class visibility, thriving coral gardens, and gentle sea turtles in impossibly clear water.

Depth25m
Levelall-levels
Entryboat
Currentmild
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Tokashiki Island

Naha · Kerama Islands, Okinawa · Japan

The largest Kerama island with pristine table coral gardens, abundant sea turtles, and legendary Kerama Blue visibility perfect for relaxed reef diving.

Depth20m
Levelall-levels
Entryboat
Currentmild
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Kashiwajima

Sukumo · Kochi Prefecture · Japan

A small island off Shikoku's southwestern coast where the warm Kuroshio Current delivers tropical fish species to temperate Japanese waters, creating an unusual biodiversity hotspot with nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses, and seasonal hammerhead encounters.

Depth30m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmoderate
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Ogasawara Dolphins Point

Chichi-jima · Ogasawara · Japan

Remote oceanic island with wild dolphin encounters, pristine coral, and unique endemic species found nowhere else on Earth.

Depth25m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmoderate
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Chichijima - Bonin Islands

Chichijima · Ogasawara Islands · Japan

Japan's remote Galapagos where sand tiger sharks, dolphins, humpback whales, and pristine coral reefs reward the 24-hour ferry journey from Tokyo.

Depth30m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmoderate
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Kerama Blue Cave

Zamami · Okinawa · Japan

Spectacular sea cave with 'Kerama Blue' crystal-clear water, sea turtle encounters, and one of Japan's best shallow diving experiences.

Depth15m
Levelbeginner
Entryboat
Currentnone
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Kerama Islands Approach

Naha · Okinawa · Japan

The inner reef channels between Naha and the Kerama Islands offering crystal-clear Kerama Blue water with sea turtles, manta rays, and pristine coral gardens accessible as day trips from Okinawa's capital city.

Depth30m
Levelall-levels
Entryboat
Currentmild
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Miyako Blue Cave

Miyako-jima · Okinawa · Japan

A stunning limestone cave system on Miyako Island where shafts of blue light penetrate through openings in the reef ceiling, creating ethereal illumination effects in clear subtropical water surrounded by healthy coral reef.

Depth20m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmild
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Yonaguni Monument

Yonaguni · Okinawa · Japan

Mysterious underwater terraced structure — natural formation or ancient ruins? Japan's most enigmatic dive site.

Depth25m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmoderate
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Kerama Blue Zamami

Zamami · Okinawa Prefecture · Japan

Crystal-clear waters nicknamed Kerama Blue surround Zamami Island's coral gardens, where green sea turtles glide over pristine staghorn formations and humpback whales pass through during winter months.

Depth30m
Levelbeginner
Entryboat
Currentmild
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Miyakojima Yabiji Coral Reef

Miyakojima · Okinawa Prefecture · Japan

Japan's largest coral reef system north of Miyako Island in Okinawa, featuring over 100 reef patches with pristine table corals, manta ray cleaning stations, and some of the clearest water in the Japanese archipelago.

Depth25m
Levelbeginner
Entryboat
Currentmild
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Okinawa Blue Cave Cape Maeda

Naha · Okinawa Prefecture · Japan

A sea cave on Okinawa's western coast where sunlight refracting through the underwater entrance creates an ethereal blue glow inside the cavern, accessible to snorkellers and divers alike and home to colourful tropical reef fish and marine crustaceans.

Depth12m
Levelbeginner
Entryshore
Currentmild
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Yonaguni Monument

Yonaguni · Okinawa Prefecture · Japan

A mysterious underwater rock formation off Japan's westernmost island featuring terraced platforms, sharp right-angled edges, and channel-like passages that have sparked decades of debate over natural versus man-made origins.

Depth25m
Leveladvanced
Entryboat
Currentstrong
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Atami

Atami · Shizuoka Prefecture · Japan

A soft coral-encrusted shipwreck and volcanic reef just 45 minutes from Tokyo by bullet train, offering year-round temperate diving with seasonal megafauna.

Depth30m
Levelintermediate
Entryboat
Currentmild
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Cape Ose

Numazu · Shizuoka Prefecture · Japan

A biodiversity hotspot on the Izu Peninsula where deep-sea oddities, frogfish, and seasonal mola mola converge against a Mount Fuji backdrop.

Depth30m
Levelintermediate
Entryshore
Currentmild
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