Scuba Diving Okinawa

[97448able]

This is where I was first certified to dive, back in 1975. Water is warm and crystal clear, + 100 foot visibility. Corral was not dead back then, absolutely beautiful.

Spider Conch Shells, all kinds of shiny Cowries. Lion Fish, Octopi etc. etc.

First Dive I ever did was to 100 foot. My Instructors name was: Detlev O' Connor. Profit was not a motive, a Military Recreational activity.

Terrific Sport, Equipment gets pricy, Trips I believe are still reasonable for what you can get: A life Experience

[russianzio]

Wow, diving in Japan? I never heard there was tropical fish there..

[sgrdpdrsn]

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[SuperEasytiger]

snailseeker49 there is also another site called myscubastory that has diving stories like accidents shark encounters etc. type myscubastory into google and its first one i think.. slan!

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[diverkevdown]

Nice video, but it didn't seem very tropical to me. It kind of reminded me of Oahu Hawaii and diving off shore from Honolulu. The reefs are all trashed. Does anyone know how good Guam is?

[TheHeatherStarr]

I see the ocean as a whole different world beneath ours. So much of it hasn't even been explored yet. Its so beautiful. There are no cars smoggy the world there. The fish don't just throw their trash around. Its a much better place...

[akoszarek47]

FUCKA YOU DOLPHIN, FUCKA YOU WHALE!

[Hanelpanel]

What a beautiful video. Thank you very much for posting it! Much love to the people of Japan.

[peterloa1980]

Nice, here are som pics from the Red Sea.

youtube.com/watch?v=NUvrye6Z9n­w

[thesaint252]

Epic music fail.

[capnkillu]

Wow, reading the comments has really made me feel better, knowing I am not alone in my desire to see Okinawa again. I too grew up on the island, I still consider those years the best of my life. I miss the food, I miss Hot Spar and shopping out gate 2 but most of all I miss the perfect ocean and beaches...

[Endlessdonut97]

I miss the food, too!

[Declethor]

@capnkillu The food isn't missing you. It's actually trying to repopulate still.

[alphawolf00774]

i dive in cozumel and grand cayman and some freshwater. My dad always talks asbout the toliet bowl and the seawall out side the reefs, i wanna go some day

[jacho80]

Awesome colour change at 4:16

Great vid !!!

5/5

[arnolcosto]

squids are awesome

[IMFagentSamFisher]

I do.

[Spazum888]

oh god how i miss it. my dad was stationed on Kadena, and my brother and i got dive lessons. i remember going to the seawall off gate 1 and taking my test there.

i was young so it was alittle scarry. but now that i have grown up, i can appreciate the experience i had.

anyone remember toilet bowl?

i know that was a place my dad went alot.

[ParkChaYeung]

Omo~. It's so pretty.

I hope to go diving there this summer. :3

[zac2177]

This is just painful. Damn I miss Okinawa. Someday I'll make it back!

[DarkMoonDragon]

OMG i wanna go back so bad *cry*

i spent three and a half years there and really wish I hadn't left.

[ronova]

I miss Okinawa so bad. Used to snorkel all the time!

[Colemandina]

Okinawa is beautiful. I went snorkelling on Tokashiki, a small island in the Kerama Islands, just off Okinawa. Been there twice. Coral, powder soft beaches, torquoise seas, peace ..... bliss!!! Oh, and Karate!!!

[aja978]

what a breath taking video...

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[smar883]

looks amazing and beautifull...!!!

[hackerrena]

xD i mish it here

[FrogManEleven11]

i use to live here

[Kriiiss92]

OMG, it's amazing... I'm speechless

[yusukeaoki1234]

dis is where i got my license for scuba diving. its such a wonder paradise!

[hellmonstervideo]

hi there okinawa, i loved the video,makes me wanna go there one day.

[pkernick4]

I miss okinawa :(

[AquariusScuba]

Beautiful trip.

[fuckyouownmam]

What is the music in this video please?

[okinawaBBtv]

This music was from free rights BGM banks. So we also don't know about it. Sorry.

[attela666]

This is the Scuba Diving Paradise!

[Koraju]

so wonderful! thank you for this video!

[thugsandgangs2]

nice

[MashedPotater]

I just moved from there ]=

diving sucks where i just moved

[kubik290]

When I see that underwater world, I am just getting happy, going to make my own diving licensing this or next holidays ;)

[1mola33]

AWESOME

[ERIK7293]

I just Moved here and im going scuba diving in 2 weeks

[SquallyZ06]

good, make sure you get started early. I regret not getting started two years ago.

[SSweetAngel]

wow its sooo beautiful!!!

I love the underwater :)

[lorze1]

No its not, its depressing - the majority of the coral featured in it is dead, so therefore it is only a good film in terms of reminding us that we are on the brink of ecological disaster on land and at sea. Sorry.

[bigwaliper1]

soz 2 tell u mate but this is not coral it its live rock covered in corloline algie for sps or lps corls to live on

[Togianfrog]

I used to teach SCUBA diving there back in 2002-2003 and was in the water all over the prefecture nearly every day. Although the waters have been heavily over-fished and some of the reefs around the very popular dive sites (Maeda Point and Sunabe Seawall) are nothing to write home about, the reefs around the the northern part of Okinawa-honto and the Kerama Islands are in very good shape.

[jarheadjeff]

Togianfrog,

I was there then. Did you teach out of Tsunami Gear?

[MrThomasAbbott]

@lorze1

I have well over 100 dives in the waters around Okinawa. There are beautiful areas, full of color and vibrant with life. What you see in this video is the exception not the rule. The infamous Crown Of Thrones star fish is responsible for most of the devastation you see. Also, fish are abundant in the reefs that you can't walk to. This flik is a poor representation of the beauty that is available if you dive from a boat or trek through the boonies to get to the water. Love Okinawa!

[lorze1]

Jolly koto music to accompany the bleached, dead coral and the death of an eco system?

[npinnau]

Actually if you were there diving you would see vibrant colors and coral that is alive...very beautiful in fact...this video does not do Okinawa diving justice! Good film none the less

[toddwaite]

ha i'm fortunate enough to get to live there for 2 years... i leave in 2 weeks!

[toddwaite]

ha after being here for 4 months i have gotten scuba certified and been diving almost everyday. i love it here okinawa is the best

[geno3124]

Okinawa is under Japanese Government, but at one time had been their own country. It is the island that got passed around as peace offerings from China/Japan...These people have a long respect for Nature and are the longest living people on Earth. If you can don't miss the opportunity to go!!!

[PangPrego]

I should really like to go to Japan, but because of their whaleing I've decided that I'm not going to do it.

Whaleing is wrong and I don't want to support a country that is doing such a inhumane and horrible act.

[MomOfSailorOnUSSKH]

I agree 100 percent. They also way overfish. They have no size limits, so they take the fish before they can reproduce as well. Japan is going to be responsible for overfishing the world's oceans and raping the ocean of its life. Also, they don't just stick to their waters, they go over to our coast line and do the same.

[PangPrego]

And I agree 100% with you. Are you australian?

[PangPrego]

I should really like to go to Japan, but because of their whaleing I've decided that I'm not going to do it.

Whaleing is wrong and I don't want to support a country that is doing such a inhumane and horrible act.

[theStowaways]

Okinawa is beautiful!

[ozzieISLAM]

I want to go to okinawa is it worth the money??

[rainman4593]

i have only been snorkelling here it was still good though

[BALlKADAM]

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[BALlKADAM]

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[ididntdoitdmb]

Okinawa is the shit!!! lived there for 4 years stationed at Kadena...Okinawa is awsome

[LaurettaMisty]

thanks 4 this beautiful video..^_^

[nonstick48]

I snorkled while we were stationed on Kadena Air Force Base. Rest in Peace my dear father. Msgt Charles E Waller.

[nikkis0]

...that's beautiful.

[LonnieVScott]

I did over 200 dives on Okinawa Dec 1997- May 2001). I recognize some of the scenes in this video as being Oona Point.

My favorite place was the Kerama Islands. Lots of sea turtles there, and never saw a sea snake.

[gessen1958]

I learned to dive on Oki. Most clear and warm water ever! I miss Bolo point!

[Vbone27]

30 Months on the rock in the mid 80's. It was heaven on earth. Okinawa and its people are wonderful. Thanks for the memories. USAF / Chuck, Jim, Neufer, Smitty, Paul, Larry, Mike and all the wonderful women who loved the A sign, brone, and bonefires on the beach at Devil Point. Great Diving. Dc

[Sromano0011]

Are there any good Scuba diving spots near Connecticut?

I doubt so...

I want to dive at hawii and the great barrier reef and such but its sooo expensive..

[AZWildcat27]

maeda flats and junkyard at nite were awesome.....

[ToddTracy2]

I miss Oki also, beautiful vid.

[oo14god1126oo]

This is one of the reasons why I think Japan is the most awesome place on Earth.

[daidybone]

Seragaki was my little piece of heaven. Learned to be a good diver here, and it has given me many good memories as I have moved along down the highway of life. I recall it's inviting waters, it's call to come dive in me, and it's beautiful people. Thanks for the great memories. I'll be sure to watch this many times through the years.

[BethLinn]

I miss Maeda, Seragaki, Hoshu Beach, the toilet bowl, channel crevices(Oodokaigan).... How can you describe the diving in Okinawa? Breathtaking...

[Sunnygotlost]

omg, I miss scuba diving in okinawa...

so beautiful

[eviecurtiss]

Hi it seems you love diving very much.I like to see these water creatures.I love to see diving related videos at splashvision . com.This was a great experience.

[marinelife1]

i got alot of me scuba diving with fish pics on utube and im 13 so if u wanna see it go to marinelife1

[ImperialPimp]

Kirei !!!