This dive site, Tebiro Beach on Amami Oshima Island, is a beginner-friendly beach dive known for relaxed exploration. It is best accessed during winter when northerly winds ensure calm conditions, making navigation straightforward over its shallow, gentle terrain, typically involving sandy and rocky bottom close to shore. There is no specific history or story provided for this site.
The site boasts a diverse array of marine life, making it a macro photographer's paradise. Divers can frequently spot nudibranchs, gobies, spiny dogtooth eels, frogfish, pygmy seahorses, and various mimic species. Sea turtles are also frequent visitors to this shallow coastal area, alongside occasional snapping turtles.
The best time to visit Tebiro Beach is during winter, when northerly winds subside, ensuring optimal conditions for diving and calm waters. Its shallow depth and gentle tides make it ideal for both scuba diving and freediving, offering relaxed exploration. Photographers will particularly appreciate the abundance of small critters for macro opportunities.
