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Junkyard - Japan
Junkyard
Dive Site Location Chatan, Okinawa, Japan
Max Depth: 81-90ft/25-27m
Average Viz: 61-70ft/19-21m
Entry Type: Shore
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Plenty To See

Rating: 3.83 by 12 divers
Spring: 71-75°F/22-24°C
Summer: 81-85°F/27-29°C
Fall: 76-80°F/24-27°C
Winter: 66-70°F/19-21°C
Blade
UnknownSource
joshmurphy
SoCal_Sarah
impilcature
whitepointer
Lawrence
Chippy
YOJ
Mannamedred_Photos
more beautiful coral - Blade
Typical live coral garden with a friendly sea snake - Blade
Junkyard (northern end of Sunabe sea wal, where the buildings are up agains the water again) - joshmurphy
Junkyard (northern end of Sunabe sea wall) - joshmurphy
Junkyard is a shore accessible salt water dive site, located in Chatan, Okinawa, Japan. This dive site has an average rating of 3.83 out of 5 from 12 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 81-90ft/25-27m. The average visibility is 61-70ft/19-21m.



Gets it’s unique name from the fact that this dive site sits directly across the street from a junkyard.


 The Junkyard is home to a fertile coral kingdom and diverse marine animal life. You can see octopuses, eel, anemone, clownfish, angelfish, parrotfish and sergeant majors, and a lot more. For a change of pace, try diving the Junkyard at night.

Comments
Lee2012 - 7/17/2016 9:25 PM
Rating Added: 4
Lots of sea snakes and fiddle fish. Good dive but has a lot of surge and a little tough getting in and out from the shore so gloves are a must. It gets cold (60 degrees) at about 30ft so take a full suite year round. worth the work to get there.