Yonagunijima Island

Hammer Head Shark River
 
Yonaguni, one of the Yaeyama Islands, is the westernmost inhabited island of Japan, lying 108 km  from the east coast of Taiwan, between the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean proper.
The island has an area of 28.88 km2.
The average temperature is 23.9 °C, and annual precipitation of 3000 mm.
It is located at the westernmost point of Japan. Taiwan is said to be visible on a clear day.
 The dynamic ocean around Yonaguni Island is extremely unique as huge school of hammerhead sharks and the mysterious underwater rock formations attracts divers from all over the world.
 The visibility can go up to 50m depending on the condition.

How to get there/ Where you can stay

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=24.456838,122.986106

Okinawa-Yonagunijima Island

24.458311972419, 122.9829535

What you can see

All year round:
-Variety of nudibranch
-Variety of Shrimps and Crabs
-Variety of Tropical marine animals
-Giant cuttlefish(Sepia (Sepia) latimanus)

During the  Winter season :
Scalloped hammerhead(Sphyrna lewini)

Travel guide by the Japan National Tourism Organization Yonaguni Island is the westernmost Okinawan island and the last place in Japan to see the...