Forum Categories

Overview Message Boards   Questions   Trip Reports   Living Reports Classified Ads   Friends   Business Partner   Language Schools   Language Tutors   Language Exchange   Accommodation   Travel Guide   Other Services   Offer Goods   Search Goods   Moving Sales   Announcements   Events    Member Area

Japan Sightseeing Guide

Hokkaido Sapporo Otaru Hakodate Furano Abashiri Noboribetsu Niseko Lake Toya Daisetsuzan Shiretoko Rishiri Rebun Akan Tohoku Sendai Matsushima Hiraizumi Akita Kakunodate Nyuto Onsen Aomori Hirosaki Lake Towada Shimokita Hanto Dewa Sanzan Aizu Kanto Tokyo Yokohama Kamakura Nikko Kinugawa Hakone Kawagoe Kusatsu Ikaho Minakami Narita Chubu Nagoya Inuyama Mt.Fuji Fujigoko Izu Peninsula Nagano Matsumoto Kamikochi Kiso Valley Hakuba Yudanaka Sado Island Takayama Shirakawa-go Gujo Gero Onsen Kanazawa Kansai Kyoto Osaka Nara Kobe Himeji Kinosaki Mount Koya Kumano Yoshino Amanohashidate Hikone Iga Ueno Ise Shima Chugoku Hiroshima Miyajima Onomichi Okayama Kurashiki Matsue Iwami Ginzan Iwakuni Yamaguchi Hagi Shikoku Takamatsu Kotohira Naoshima Matsuyama Uchiko Kochi Tokushima Naruto Kyushu Fukuoka Dazaifu Nagasaki Kumamoto Mount Aso Minamata Beppu Miyazaki Takachiho Kagoshima Kirishima Yakushima Okinawa Honto Miyako Yaeyama

Survey

How can tourism in Japan be improved? More foreign language information Preserve natural and historic sites Ease immigration requirements Reduce cost of travel Make sights less crowded Other No improvement needed see results Other Surveys: Budget for ryokan stay Next trip to Japan Improvements to Tourism Financial Crisis Ski Destination Preferred way to stay at a ryokan Purpose of visit Most popular region Have you recently entered Japan?

japan-guide.com newsletter

Keeping you up to date on Japan travel and living related issues and site updates. Click here to subscribe!

Dear visitor, if you know the answer to this question, please post it. Thank you! Snorkeling 2009/7/28 Nago I will be staying near Nago, a night on Ie island and another day or 2 in Naha and want to go snorkelling. By snorkelling I mean bobbing a few feet from the surface looking below the surface. Are there any regulations I should be aware of or it is it ok to basically swim with a mask on! Thanks by robguv   ... 2009/7/28 Make sure that the beach is suitable for snorkeling. Some are not because of dangerous currents. I am not sure about the beaches around Nago. If it is a suitable beach, then there are no restrictions on snorkeling. Just don't touch anything and don't step on corals. And beware of the habu jelly fish and some other dangerous animals. by Uji rate this post as useful Some info 2009/7/29 Try these sites for some locations: http://snorkeling.jp/fun/point/map.php (Japanese, just move the map and zoom in on Okinawa. You can click on individual sites and get more info, Japanese, of course.) http://www.mccsokinawa.com/mccs.asp?id=563 Read the info on this site for snorkeling basics and safety: http://www.snorkeling.info/snorkeling-basics/index.html I would also invest in some felt-soled dive boots for walking on the coral during low tide. Watch out for the sea urchins, stone fish, etc. Don't snorkel if the wind and waves are high. Watch the currents. Check out this website for the marine animals you need to look out for (about a third of the way down the left sidebar): http://www.virtualginza.com/okinawa.htm?japan3.htm Have fun!! by Paul (guest) rate this post as useful