Ama beach
Ama Beach is located in the southwest of Zamami Island, you can get to it from the Okinawa harbor via a speed boat which will take an hour. Ama is the only well-developed camping site on the shore of East China Sea, located just 20 minutes away from the village of the same name, often called "Youth Village". The closest cafes and restaurants are located 1,6 km away from the camping site, in the Zamami village.
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Beach description
The shallow-watered Ama is perfect for swimming and diving. Unlike the neighboring Furuzamami Beach, this one doesn't have big coral reefs. Its main sight are the spotted sea turtles that often swim in the shallow water and eat grass along the beach, which can be seen frequently during tides. The sea bottom is sandy, and partly covered in anemones a few meters away from the beach, where clownfish hide. It's safer to step in the water if you're wearing slippers.
Ama Beach attracts with its picturesque tropical views covered in white sands and connected to the blue sea. This place is considered to be one of the most beautiful places on Kerama Island. It looks especially romantic in the evening. Many tourists and locals come to Ama not only to look at the sea turtles, but to also admire the beautiful sunset.
When is the best time to go?
If in the north of Japan, in Hokkaido, the weather in January-February is quite wintery, in the southern islands the temperature rarely drops below 20 degrees even in the cold season. In summer, the rainy season comes in Japan, when the humidity becomes almost one hundred percent, and the thermometer is at 30 to 40 degrees. Therefore, the best time to travel to Japan – is late spring or early autumn.