Kaiho Sports Club - Ishigaki & Yaeyama
Kaiho Sports Club, despite the slightly misleading name, is essentially a shallow, protected bay that’s become a go-to for confined water training in Ishigaki. You're looking at a maximum depth of two meters here, making it perfect for those first breaths underwater. We've seen everything from lionfish tucked under small overhangs to small schools of damselfish flitting amongst the rocks. It’s a gentle introduction to diving and a reliable spot for instructors to get new divers comfortable before heading to deeper reefs.
- Location
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan, East Asia
- Coordinates
- 24.352400, 124.147900
- Maximum Depth
- 2m
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Marine Protected Area: 名蔵アンパル
Nearby 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)
- Kanokawa Nakanose - 17m
- Kinmenone - 18m
- Kohamajima Island - 18m
- Kurima Beach - 10m
Nearest Dive Centres to Kaiho Sports Club
- BLUE SEASON IRIOMOTE - ["PADI"]
- Blue Water
- Diving School Marea Miyakojima - ["PADI"]
- DIVING SERVICE HEKIKAI
- MARINECLUB
- MOANA Diving College ISHIGAKIJIMA - ["PADI"]
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 Species
- 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
- Corrugated coral (Pavona varians) - Hard Corals
- Thin birdsnest coral (Seriatopora hystrix) - Hard Corals
- Stony coral (Porites lutea) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora tenuis) - Hard Corals
- Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora verrucosa) - Hard Corals
- Smooth cauliflower coral (Stylophora pistillata) - Hard Corals
- Lesser star coral (Cyphastrea microphthalma) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora humilis) - Hard Corals
- Encrusting pore coral (Montipora aequituberculata) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora aspera) - Hard Corals