Zamami-jima Travel Guide

 
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Hotels  

camping/pension: Campground or pension

camping/pension: Campground or pension, Zamami-jima

 isolatednz Says:  The first night we stayed at the camp ground... it is 20 mins walk out of town but sometimes the locals will give you rides. We stupidly left food in our tent and woke up with ants all over us.Also we had bad luck in that some other tourists in a big group were singing on... 

Restaurants  

Morumiya: Very nice prices and good food

Morumiya: Very nice prices and good food, Zamami-jima

 isolatednz Says:  It is located at the furtherest inland point of the town... maybe a few blocks up to the left from the supermarket... up from joy joy diving inn.Which reminds me, most of the other tourists on this island in November were Japanese tourists who stuck to the diving minshuku... 

Transportation  

Ferry

Ferry, Zamami-jima

 isolatednz Says:  A nice ferry ride gets you to Zamami Jima, after first docking at Aka Jima. From memory it was about 3 hours. 

Sports & Outdoors  

Snorkeling

Snorkeling, Zamami-jima

 isolatednz Says:  Over the hill from the town is a beach (beginning with "F" - can't remember the name). In my guide books it said the snorkeling was good here... and it is good. It is an easy walk along the road to get there.The other direction around the coast from the town takes you to a... 

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 A nice ferry ride gets you to Zamami Jima, after first docking at Aka Jima. From memory it was about 3 hours. 

 

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Q:  We are traveling to Japan for the first time, (the usual Tokyo to Kyoto tourist route), but want to end up with a relaxing,... 

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A: How did you find out about Zamami? Most non-Japanese have never heard of it. Anyway, yes you can snorkel right from the beach. The best place to do this is from... 

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A must go...

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 After a few days driving the concrete sea of main island Okinawa I was so relieved to get to Zamami Jima. It was something special. Beautiful snorkeling and friendly locals. One tip: There is a sea... 

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Stuck in Zamami

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 I got totally stuck in Zamami. Met a bunch of cool Japanese and the beach was my Japanese school. The guys working on the beach were my teachers, couldn`t imagine a better setting for a school... 

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