Things to do · Destination Guide
Coral bays, rare macro life and World Heritage forest, with a separate Kakeroma boat-and-ferry circuit.
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Amami Oshima combines easy-paced coral and macro diving in Tatsugo bays with changing north-coast shore entries, while Aqua Dive Kohollo and Diving & Pension RIKI operate separate boat-diving circuits in southern Oshima Strait and around Kakeroma. Native Sea Amami lists beginner-oriented Sand Paradise and Yamamoto Special; LeapScubaAmami documents Kurasaki and Tebiro shore entries. Outer-ocean excursions are conditional on weather, experience and the operator. No liveaboard is needed for the normal trip.
Kurasaki Beach
Documented Tatsugo shore dive with patchy coral, ribbon eels and small fish; site access depends on swell and operator guidance.
Yamamoto Special
Native Sea Amami lists an easy bay boat dive, with anemonefish and macro life around a shallow sandy reef; its site sheet shows maximum 14 m.
Sand Paradise
Native Sea Amami describes a beginner-level sandy-slope boat site with small coral outcrops and macro photography opportunities, maximum published 20 m.
Tebiro Beach
A documented Pacific-facing shore choice in cooler north-wind conditions, known locally for nudibranch observation and surf exposure at other times.
Oshima Strait and Kakeroma reefs
Kohollo and RIKI document a southern guided circuit across sheltered coral and sand, with more exposed options only after operator assessment.
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