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The stairs leading down to Maeda entry point.
Renaissance Okinawa Resort.
It's a narrow cave, maybe 10-15 feet across, a water depth of about 15-30 feet (5-10
meters) and a cave height above the water line, perhaps also 15-30 feet (5-10 meters). That's
big enough, but not so big. Imagine a hundred or more people in here. You need an underwa-
ter traffic cop to direct the streams of divers coming in and going out. Nonetheless, especially
on a quiet day, it's an easy cave to dive and enjoy. It's beautiful and it's perfectly safe, two good
reasons why it's so popular.
If Maeda Point is closed due to high waves, head around the corner a few hundred feet
west to Maeda Flats. As the name suggests, this section of coast is never more than 3-10 feet
(1-3 meters) deep and stretches out thousands of feet offshore. It's an excellent place for be-
ginning divers and youngsters. In many places you can stand up. Although there's not the di-
versity of fish, especially large ones, as on Maeda Point, nevertheless there's a lot of action to
be found with the smaller creatures. One more thing, there's a decent beach, something that
doesn't exist at Maeda Point.
From Maeda Point we're going to hug the coast, almost always driving along Route 58.
The road takes us north and east all the way to Nago. You'll see references to this beautiful
section of shoreline as the Onna Coast since it is centered on the village of Onna (
恩納村
;
Onna-son). The “crow flies” distance from the tip of Maeda Point to Nago City Hall is almost
16 miles (26 kilometers). Our driving route along the shore takes us through the villages of
