You can make sure the point by the map below.
If you belong to U.S.forces,I suggest going the lagoon inside the base(near the lighthouse).
That's the best point for snorkeling in this island.But you'd like to go deeper Waji and Ohoba are better.
How to enter Asahiburaku
How to enter Nishizaki Photos:here
| SNORKELING POINTS OF IEJIMA | |||
| POINT | REMARKS | RECOMMEND | NOTES |
| Uppuguchi | Transperrency:bad. Lots of small fish.Corals dead. | △ | Don't swim off the shore. Ships go. |
| Off the Sugar Factory | Transperrency:not so bad.Beautiful beach good for swimming.Corals dead. Lots of Octopus.Photo here | △ | |
| Ie Beach | Transperrency:not so bad.Beautiful beach good for swimming. Corals dead.But there are big Mountain Corals off the shore. | △ | Toll\100,Shower\100 Warmwatershower\200。 |
| Asahiburaku | Transperrency:not so bad.Beach There are lots of Finger&Mountain Corals off the shore.You have to swim about10minutes to reach there.entrance | ◎ | Watch your step not to break corals when low tide. |
| Ohoba | Transperrency:very good.Moon Corals&Mountain Corals in ragoon.Outside the reef, drop off and lots of fish and corals. | ◎ | Danger when big waves come |
| Tsuriba | Transperrency:very good.Looks like Ohoba point.But it's difficult to come back to the land. | × | Danger anytime |
| Lily Field Park | Looks like Tsuriba.You can approach only low tide. Some dead here. | × | Danger anytime |
| Waji | Transperrency:very good.No lagoon, You can entry the reef directly. There used to various types of corals in shallow place, but dead because of GlobalWarming. Deeper place, living corals there. School of Squids and fish. | ◎ | Big waves comes when north wind,danger |
| Nishizaki | Transperrency:not so bad. Beach.Trumpet shape corals, Finger Corals. Shallow place continues, good for beginner.entrance | ○ | Always calm |
| Off the NIshizaki fishermen's port | Transperrency:good.Entry from the West Side of the port. Very big gregarious of corals out of the reef! To reach there you have to swim about10minutes. | ◎ | Take care not to run(?) over by a ship! |
| Mission Beach | Transperrency:not so bad.beautiful beach but no corals few fish.U.S.forces seemed to land from here when WWⅡ.You have to lock your car.I was stolen my sunglasses here. | △ | Always calm |
