Directory of 57 Scuba Diving Businesses in Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa and Yonaguni, Japan

The island of Okinawa is the most common and logical destination for divers coming into Japan's remote southern islands. Naha Airport is Japan's 7^thbusiest airport; it services Okinawa from Tokyo, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and China. Once in Okinawa, divers can explore the area's history and touring options and check into one of the great dive shops in Okinawa that can outfit your dives and answer questions. Reef Encounters caters to English and Japanese-speaking divers, and offers charters to wreck dives and as far as the ruins off Yonaguni. The shop also offers technical training and certification courses. Other dive shops that offer dive excursions and training in Okinawa are Asian Dive Tours, Kaifu Divers, and Viamare, which specializes in underwater photography.

尽管冲绳的许多潜水商店1zplay都向Yonaguni提供短途旅行，但一些潜水员可能希望到达岛上并首先定居。在日本南端，偏远的Yonaguni岛被认为是时间和金钱的挑战。那些决心真正体验神秘的水下废墟和岛屿的人自己飞往小型Yonaguni机场（OGN）或渡轮前往岛上。从台湾附近的Hualien机场出发飞往Yonaguni的直接航班。请记住，台湾比日本大陆国际机场更近。还从Ishigaki机场（ISG）飞往Yonaguni。Ishigaki岛是附近的岛屿，是该地区最大的岛屿和该地区的枢纽。从日本大陆到达Ishigaki的最好方法是从东京国际机场飞行，但再次从台湾飞行可能是一个更好的选择。对于那些喜欢上公海的人来说，福山凯恩（Fukuyama Kaiun）是每周几次从Ishigaki岛出发的渡轮服务。前往Yonaguni的四小时乘船是体验日本南部岛屿的好方法。

Once in Yonaguni, the classic dive shop that so famously hosts expeditions to the famous Yonaguni underwater ruins is Sou-Wes Diving & Hotel Irifune. In fact, Sou-Wes owner and dive master Kihachiro Aratake was the individual who actually discovered the amazing underwater ruins back in 1986. The ruins are still under hot debate, whether they are man-made or natural formations. Even geologists disagree about what and how the symmetrical, megalithic formations originated. Sou-Wes dive shop offers dive tours for beginners and advanced divers and for those not wishing to get their feet wet, Sou-Wes offers glass bottom boat rides that cruise over the ruins.

The ruins really are a place that you need to see for yourself, it is one of the spots on Earth where different people see different things, and where belief is powerful. The ruins will no doubt open any divers mind and get their curiosity fired up.