Emperor’s Chair
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Emperor’s Chair off Ishigaki Peninsula is a deep, advanced dive site (20–40m) with strong currents and striking terrain. Centered around a large, bill-shaped root, it hosts schools of butterflyfish, dogtooth tuna (isomaguro), Napoleon fish, manta rays, and pygmy seahorses—perfect for seasoned divers.
Emperor’s Chair in Ishigaki Island hosts schools of butterflyfish, hawksbill trevally, and snapper, plus rock cod, napoleon, turtles, manta rays, and rare pygmy seahorses.
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Triggerfish
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Shrimp
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Whitetip Reef Shark
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Grouper/Basslets
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Angelfish
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