Edwin and a Pufferfish

Scuba Diving - Mama San Beach

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March 6th 2010
Scuba Diving - Mama San Beach The weather is getting warm on Okinawa and that means dive season is starting up again. I began the spring dive season with a trip out to Mama San Beach on Ikei Island. It was a bit of a drive but it was really enjoyable with the sun out and the winding roads on Ikei Island. To access Mama San Beach I had to pay 1,000 Yen (roughly $11) but that's a pr ... read more

Asia » Japan » Okinawa

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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