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Ishigaki Island

Japan · Ryukyu Islands

Ishigaki Island anchors the Yaeyama archipelago at the southwestern tip of Japan, earning its reputation as the manta ray capital of the world thanks to a large resident population that aggregates daily at predictable cleaning stations. Beyond mantas, the island offers blue holes, schooling pelagics, and pristine hard coral gardens in some of the clearest water in East Asia.

Dive sites

Manta Scramble

reef manta ray · bluespotted ribbontail ray · napoleon wrasse

Kabira Bay

zebra shark · dugong · painted frogfish

Yaeyama Blue Hole

blackfin barracuda · cup coral · whitetip reef shark

Jokombo

bigeye trevally · whale shark · yellowfin tuna

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Gear

Basic kit
- Mask and fins
- BCD and regulator
- 5mm full wetsuit · cooler water
- Dive computer