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Scuba Diving - Chibishi Island

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October 25th 2008
Scuba Diving - Chibishi Island Instead of doing shore dives as usually, I went and dove off a boat today (3 dives) at Chibishi Island, also known as Sand Island. The swells in the ocean where pretty large so the divemaster directed the boat away from the original location and made his way to Chibishi Island. It was a nice change of pace from going to the same sites over and over agai ... read more

Asia » Japan » Okinawa » Camp Kinser

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more