Makiminato - Okinawa Main Island
Makiminato is a relaxed dive, good for new divers or those refreshing their skills. It's a sandy bottom site, shallow at 11 metres, with scattered rocks and smaller coral formations. Look out for the usual reef fish taking shelter here. It’s a convenient shore dive, easy to access for a quick dip.
- Location
- Okinawa Main Island, Japan, East Asia
- Coordinates
- 26.275600, 127.714800
- Maximum Depth
- 11m
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Marine Protected Area: チービシ
Nearby Dive Sites in Okinawa Main Island
- Aosango - 14m
- Cappadocia - 21m
- Coral 1 - 18m (reef)
- Cross Line - 21m (wreck)
- Dream Hole - 27m (cave)
- Ginowan Marine Center - 10m
- Gorilla Chop - 10m (reef)
- Hamahiga Beach - 4m
- Inan South - 16m
- Ishikiri - 18m
- Kin Red Beach - 8m
- Kohri Zampa - 24m (reef)
- Kumanomi Paradise - 16m (reef)
- Legare-J Underwater Studio
- Maeda Point - 5-25m (cave)
Nearest Dive Centres to Makiminato
- Alpha Dive Okinawa
- Ar Yo Divin
- BUBBLE ADDICT OKINAWA - SSI
- BxB
- CAVE LOVER - CMAS/STARS, SDI, RAZOR (sidemount system)
- CFD KANNA THALASSA
Marine Life in Okinawa Main Island
Home to 275 recorded species including 159 reef fish, 65 hard corals, 16 sea snails & nudibranchs, 9 sea cucumbers, 5 other, 5 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Species
- Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Staghorn coral (Acropora tenuis) - Hard Corals
- Large meandroid brain coral (Oulophyllia crispa) - Hard Corals
- Smooth cauliflower coral (Stylophora pistillata) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora hyacinthus) - Hard Corals
- Jumping Blenny (Alticus saliens) - Reef Fish
- Dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) - Reef Fish
- Pinkfish (Holothuria edulis) - Sea Cucumbers
- Staghorn coral (Acropora nasuta) - Hard Corals
- Branch coral (Acropora florida) - Hard Corals
- Fluorescence grass coral (Galaxea fascicularis) - Hard Corals
- Honeycomb coral (Favites abdita) - Hard Corals
- Common lionfish (Pterois volitans) - Reef Fish
- Stony coral (Porites cylindrica) - Hard Corals
- Burrowing urchin (Echinometra mathaei) - Sea Urchins
- Black-lined Blenny (Istiblennius lineatus) - Reef Fish
- Savigny's Brittle Star (Ophiactis savignyi)
- Staghorn coral (Acropora valida) - Hard Corals
- Stony coral (Porites lutea) - Hard Corals
- guppy (Poecilia reticulata) - Reef Fish