Tokunoshima · Japan · Coral garden
Kamisama Coral
A giant coral head the size of a small hill
Kamisama Coral is a boat dive on Tokunoshima built around one giant coral head that rises like a small hill. The coral sits at 25 m, and the name means god coral. Divers go to see this single outsized colony, which the island calls its treasure and which has grown over many years into a guardian of the island's sea.
Also known as 神様サンゴ, Kamisama Sango.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Tokunoshima and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The dive is made from a boat and centres on the giant coral standing at 25 m. The colony towers like a small hill, and many other creatures live around it, so the dive is spent with one massive structure and the life that gathers on it.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good |
Season follows Tokunoshima: Calm seas open Tonbara from June to October, the water is warmest from July to October, May and June are the rainy season, and humpbacks come in winter.
Sources
- Tokunoshima dive points — Greenfield
- Tokunoshima diving tips — South West
- Kamisama Coral dive point — DivePoint
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