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Japan flag Directory of 57 Scuba Diving Businesses in Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa and Yonaguni, Japan




57 Dive Shops

Part 3: Dive Shops, Airports & Logistics of Diving in Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa and Yonaguni, (Japan)

The island of Okinawa is the most common and logical destination for divers coming into Japan's remote southern islands. Naha Airport is Japan's 7th busiest airport; it services Okinawa from Tokyo, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and China. Once in Okinawa, divers can explore the area's history and touring options and check into one of the great dive shops in Okinawa that can outfit your dives and answer questions. Reef Encounters caters to English and Japanese-speaking divers, and offers charters to wreck dives and as far as the ruins off Yonaguni. The shop also offers technical training and certification courses. Other dive shops that offer dive excursions and training in Okinawa are Asian Dive Tours, Kaifu Divers, and Viamare, which specializes in underwater photography.

While many dive shops out of Okinawa offer excursions to Yonaguni, some divers may want to get to the island and settle first. The remote island of Yonaguni, at the very southern tip of Japan, is considered a challenge as far as time and money. Those determined to really experience the mysterious underwater ruins and island for themselves fly into the small Yonaguni Airport (OGN) or ferry to the island. There are direct flights to Yonaguni departing from Taiwan's nearby Hualien Airport. Keep in mind that Taiwan is much closer than Japan's mainland international airports. There are also hop flights into Yonaguni from Ishigaki Airport (ISG). The island of Ishigaki is a nearby island and the region's largest island and the hub of the region. The best way to get to Ishigaki from Japan's mainland is to fly from Tokyo International Airport, but once again a flight from Taiwan may be a better option. For those who like to take to the open seas, Fukuyama Kaiun is a ferryboat service departing from Ishigaki Island a couple times a week. The four-hour boat ride to Yonaguni is a great way to experience Japan's southern islands.

Once in Yonaguni, the classic dive shop that so famously hosts expeditions to the famous Yonaguni underwater ruins is Sou-Wes Diving & Hotel Irifune. In fact, Sou-Wes owner and dive master Kihachiro Aratake was the individual who actually discovered the amazing underwater ruins back in 1986. The ruins are still under hot debate, whether they are man-made or natural formations. Even geologists disagree about what and how the symmetrical, megalithic formations originated. Sou-Wes dive shop offers dive tours for beginners and advanced divers and for those not wishing to get their feet wet, Sou-Wes offers glass bottom boat rides that cruise over the ruins.

The ruins really are a place that you need to see for yourself, it is one of the spots on Earth where different people see different things, and where belief is powerful. The ruins will no doubt open any divers mind and get their curiosity fired up.

 

Read "Part 1: Overview of Scuba Diving in Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa and Yonaguni, (Japan)

Read "Part 2: Dive Sites, Marine Life & Environment in Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa and Yonaguni, (Japan)

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Dive Shops in Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa and Yonaguni, Japan

Dave's Duck n Dive

Naha

Blenny Diving Service

Ishigaki

Diving Shop Lion Fish

Ishigaki

Toropical Support I Fish

Ishigaki

DIVE STATION YUIMARE

Ishigaki

Pushynushima Ishigaki

Ishigaki

Kumasan No Diving Shop

Ishigaki

Blue Lagoon

Ishigaki

Coconut Ishigaki

Ishigaki

Tomsawyer Marine Shop

Ishigaki

Happy Holiday

Ishigaki

Marea Ishigakijima

Ishigaki

Butterfly Dive Ocean

Ishigaki

Ana Ishigaki Resort

Ishigaki

G-Free

Ishigaki

Papa Club

Naha

Torii Beach Scuba Locker

Nakagami District

Diving Team Cool

Naha

D\S-PULSE OKINAWA

Naha

Kaifu Divers

Naha

Reeffers

Naha

Marine Palette

Naha

Liberte Diving Service

Naha

Okinawa Pet World College

Naha

Okinawa Diving Shop Suimy

Naha

Marea Okinawa

Naha

Naha Sea Marine

Naha

Okinawa Marine Point

Naha

South to South

Naha

Fun Fun Dolphin Okinawa

Naha

Paradise Club

Naha

Sea Max Diving Club

Naha

mic21 Okinawa naha

Naha

Diving School Tea-Da

Naha

MARINE SERVISE FAMILLE

Naha

Dolphin Kick

Naha

Nankuru Diver\S Okinawa

Nakagami District

Jam Marine Club

Nakagami District

Okinawa Tropico

Naha

Blue Zone

Naha

Blue Field

Nakagami District

Southernislander Divetours

Naha

DIVE KO-BE

Naha

Island Message

Nakagami District

Dive Shop Sunny\s

Nakagami District

Southern Reef Okinawa

Nakagami District

Ark Dive

Nakagami District

Diving Service Ease

Nakagami District

Diving Supplyer Smile

Nakagami District

Celsius Club

Nakagami District

MCCS Okinawa - Tsunami Scuba

Naha

Kadena Marina Scuba & Sea

Nakagami District

Tsunami Scuba

Nakagami District

Kinser Scuba Center

Naha

Reef Encounters

Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa and Yonaguni

Viamare

Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa and Yonaguni

Sou-Wes Diving & Hotel Irifune

Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa and Yonaguni