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Maps	Tourism General Information	Volcanos

Underwater Photos

Ishigaki Island

Pages	at	Site
The Manta Ray		by Seiki Shimoji at Underwater Photo Gallery of Grand Blue(Dive service)

Iriomote Island

Pages

Site

NakanoOgan

Hateruma

Barasu

Yonara-Suido

Iriomote Is. Underwater Photo Library
by K. Yano, Dive Service YANO

Menu is in English, with maps of the island and points. Go to the photo libray page Iriomote Island Diving Area Map and click any link at bottom of the page. You will find several photos at every point.

Kerama Islands

Pages	at	Site
Zamami Underwater Scenery		Zamami sea fishes and invertebrates guide by Ono Nyinyi
Zamami Underwater		Dachan's Diving and Underwater Gallery by YAMADATE YUMI

Yonaguni Island (See also Underwater Ruins)

Pages	at	Site
Yonaguni Monument, Hammnerhead shark, manta ray and more.		at Ocean Coast by John Chandler
Yonaguni Island Both Underwater and shore; many photos, including 27 photos at the Iseki point (Monument 1)		at Japan's Dive-Spot Gallery by Masahiro Kaji
Yonaguni Photo Gallery Fishes - mainly macro photos		by Sacchan at Nangoku Diving World by Katsu and Sacchan

Diving Articles & Reports

Okinawa Island, Kerama Islands. Yonaguni Island

Pages	at	Site
Dive Okinawa, dive a different world by Charles T. Whipple, Writer		Dive Japan at this site
Okinawan reef a haven of quiet splendor		at Mainichi Daily News
LOST WORLD OF OKINAWA by Kenny Ehman		Appeared in DIVER - July 1999
Diving for Lemuria by JOHN ANTHONY WEST		1998

Archeology - Underwater Ruins

Yonaguni Monuments
Yonaguni Monument		Man-made or natural? A page at this site for many links related to the monument, including links below.
Photo gallery		at Confronting Yonaguni Chapter 27, from Graham Hancock's book " Underworld " 2002
Wonder of Okinawa by Okinawa Prefectra Governmentl		Summary on the monument
The Original Six Photos of Underwater Geometric Stone Photo's by Shun Daichi 1997 Ten NEW Photos of Underwater Stone Monuments 1997		Japan's Underwater Stone Monuments Stone Monuments or Natural Geology? by Laura Lee 1997 These are some of early articles and photos posted on the Internet.

Travel Articles/Scenery Photos

Title	Media	Author
Miyako Island Preview		by ?? at Miyako Island with many photos
Images of Okinawa		at helenpb_'s Homepage
Iriomote Island Kume Island And more		at Okinawa's Islands Picture Show
KIKAIJIMA On Japan's "Cleopatra Island" Hashimoto has refuge by Reuter "...Perry(Commodore Mathew Perry) was so impressed by by the natural beauty of the island that he called it "Cleopatra Island. "		by Ms. Bliss Ariana, October 1998 at Ohguchi Baku's Home Page This photo Kikai interested me and found articles.

Books, Video, CD-ROMs

Title	Media	Author
Iriomote no Umi Iriomotejima Tropical Under-Water	Book	by Korechika Yano publisher: Heibonsha
Zamai Kaichu Seibutsu Guide	CD-ROM	by Ono NyiNyi publisher:
Okinawa part l: Iriomote-jima	Video	Diving World Video, Marin Kikau, 1990.07 21x13 ISBN 4-89512-601-3
Okinawa part 2: Kerama-Shoto	Video	Diving World Video, Marine Kikaku 1990.07 21x13

Diving Information

Pages	at	Site
On and Off Island Tour Okinawa, Kerama, Yonaguni, Ishigaki		INATD Okinawa, Okinawa Scuba Diving by Narcosis, inc formerly Fathoms diving
Diving in Miyako Island		at The Nature of Miyako Island
Dive Log 2006 Okinawa Island EXPEDITION YONAGUNI! Above Water Line gives you a good idea on dive tours to the island.		at Dive Bum Okinawa by Brian D. Ehrlich
Forty Feet of Crystal Blue by John Chandler		at Japanupdate.om
Night Dive in Okinawa		at Away.com

Dive Operation

Iriomote Island

Dive Service Yano

Okinawa Island

INATD Okinawa, Okinawa Scuba Diving
by Narcosis, inc formerly Fathoms diving, Catering English speaking divers

Via Mar
Diving and Photo tudio
"We have staffs who speaks English, French, Arabian". Local points, Kerama, Aguni, Tonaki, or Ie Island, Whale watching

Ishigaki Island

Diving School Umicoza
"Kabira Ishizaki -
Due to high rates of encounter with manta rays, here is one of most popular diving spot in Japan."

Yonaguni Island

SA.WES YONAGUNI
Dive service by Kihachiro Aratake, who first discovered Yonaguni Monument.

Kikai Island

BULE REEF
Dive sevice & pension

Weather and Sea Condition

Pages	at	Site
Current Marine Date in frame, check North Pacific Western region and South China Sea		at Ocean Weather Inc. Wave, wind, surface temperature - update every 3 hours
Naha, Okinawa Kumejima Miyakojima Iriomote jima Ishigakijima Yonaguni		Japan at The Weather Underground If you like simple display, check next NOAA site.
Naha Airport Kumejima Miyakojima Ishigakijima		at Japan Weather at NOAA-National Weather Service Hourly update, 24 hours summary: Temp, Dew Point, Pressure, Wind

Resort Hotels and Other Lodging

Islands (Shima or ...-Jima)	Resort Hotels	Other Lodging (Smaller hotels, inns, ryokan, minshuku) Most of web pages in Japanese
Iriomote Island (Iriomote Jima)		Kanpira-So
Ishigaki Island Ishigaki Jima)	Hotel Nikko Yaeyama \| ANA Hotel & Resort Ishigaki
Miyako Island (Miyako Jima)	Tokyu Miyakojima Resort
Kume Island (Kume Jima)	Eef Beach Hotel \| Hotel Nikko Kume Island
Okinawa Island	Busena Terrace Beach Resport \| Manza Beach Hotel \| Hotel Nikko Alivila \| Okinawa Miyako Hotel \| Okinawa Harborview Hotel \| Hotel Nikko Naha Grand Castle \| Sun Marina \| JAL Private Resort Okuma
Yomitan	Hotel Nikko Alivila -Yomitan Resort Okinawa
Yonaguni Island		Hotel Irifune List of other lodging by Yonaguni-cho (local government)

Tourism General Information

Site	at
Okinawa Tourist Information		by Okinawa Prefecture
okinawa.com		Links to various aspects of Okinawa
Ishigaki Island Iriomote Island Yonaguni Island Kuro Island Taketomi Island		The Yaeyama Islands I like this site, as it is not database driven site and you do not get "no data available" message. People who are making this site. by Ishigaki City Tourism Information
The Yaeyama Islands Clickable map to each island		by Hirta Tourism Inc.
Yonaguni Island		Additional Info. Tourism Information on Ishigaki City, including Yonaguni Island by Ishigaki Times (Ishigaki's English News Letter)
Yonaguni Tourist Information		by Yonaguni-cho Local government

**Volcanos**
Site	at
NearIriomote-jima Nakano-shima Kikai Kuchinoerabu-jima Suwanose-jima Iwo-Tori-shima Akuseki-jima		at Ryukyu Islands & Kyushu at Global Volcanism Program (A part of Smisonian Institution)

**Maps**
Site	at
Map: Ryukyu Islands		at World Book
Yaeyama Islands		at Yaeyama Islands at Wikitravel

Last updated July 4, 2006

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