BLUE SEASON IRIOMOTE - Ishigaki & Yaeyama
Blue Season Iriomote runs a solid operation for anyone exploring the Yaeyama Islands. They’re a PADI 5 Star IDC Resort, which means they’re set up for everything from your Open Water to instructor-level training, with a level of professionalism you’d expect from a larger outfit. We’ve found their guides know the local sites well, especially around Iriomote and the further reaches of the Yaeyamas, and they’re good at spotting the smaller critters that hide amongst the coral. If you’re looking to get serious about your PADI certs in a less crowded setting than some of the mainland dive schools, or just want reliable diving in this beautiful corner of Japan, they’re a great pick.
- Location
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan, East Asia
- Coordinates
- 24.418540, 123.798470
- Website
- https://travel.padi.com/dive-center/japan/blue-season-iriomote/
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star IDC Resort [padi:8995]
- Address
- OKINAWA, Japan
Dive Sites Near BLUE SEASON IRIOMOTE
BLUE SEASON IRIOMOTE provides access to 15 dive sites in Ishigaki & Yaeyama.
- Antoniogaudei
- Antonio Gaudi - 26m
- Cross Hole - 24m (wreck)
- Crystal Beach - 17m
- Crystal Park - 11m (reef)
- Emperor’s Chair - 17m
- Hanadainone
- Hanazawa Drop - 16m (wall)
- Hateruma Island - 18m
- IOT - 18m
- Ishigaki double reef (reef)
- Kaiho Sports Club - 2m
- Kanokawa Nakanose - 17m
- Kinmenone - 18m
- Kohamajima Island - 18m
Other Dive Centres in Ishigaki & Yaeyama
Marine Life in Ishigaki & Yaeyama
Home to 442 recorded species including 289 reef fish, 119 hard corals, 8 seagrass & algae, 6 sea cucumbers, 6 sea snails & nudibranchs, 4 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Marine Life
- thalassia (Thalassia hemprichii) - Seagrass & Algae
- seagrass (Halophila ovalis) - Seagrass & Algae
- cymodocea (Cymodocea rotundata) - Seagrass & Algae
- Species code: Ea (Enhalus acoroides) - Seagrass & Algae
- Species code: Hp (Halodule pinifolia) - Seagrass & Algae
- Fluorescence grass coral (Galaxea fascicularis) - Hard Corals
- halodule (Halodule uninervis) - Seagrass & Algae
- Staghorn coral (Acropora nasuta) - Hard Corals
- Stony coral (Porites cylindrica) - Hard Corals
- Honeycomb coral (Favites abdita) - Hard Corals