Umanzaki, Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan

Umanzaki dive site is a very shallow dive site with corals of all imaginable colours – also great for snorkelling. Depending on the tide your tank may be hitting the water’s surface when you first drop in to explore the top of the reef, but it drops off to about 15-18 metres where there are several swim throughs.

The Reef fish hang around on the reef edge

The hard coral cover continues down the slope

The height of the stack from the sand to the surface is considerable

There are deep slopes caved into the surrounding reef

One of the many swim-throughs