Firstly. As others have said, you don’t need to pay the 2.5k entrance, but seriously, why not? You get a drink and a seat. Plus they will keep an eye on your stuff. Add to the local economy. If you want it for free, it’s about 300m past the main entrance. It’s a dirt track. It’s pretty obvious where to go. Look for photos from other reviewers. Secondly. The sunken ship is in front of the Warung, not between the black and yellow buoys. It’s 100m to the left or north of these. There is no flag or buoy. When we were there, a boat was tethered to it. Thirdly. The wreck is very cool. There’s not much of it left. Lots of amazing sea plants and coral growing off the wreck. It’s well worth the bumpy ride to get there. There are breed spots for coral (Lipah bay is excellent), but this is unique. You won’t regret it. :)

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Scuba diving at the Japanese Shipwreck was an amazing experience! The marine life and coral were incredible, and the dive itself was unforgettable. The funny part? I somehow never actually saw the shipwreck! 😂 Still, it was absolutely worth it and I’d gladly dive there again.

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Enjoyable and easy snorkel (10yr old completed it with us). Location of the shipwreck is out between the blue and black buoys. Don't be fooled into paying for a boat to take you OR an entrance fee to see it. As others have written, just go about 1min or so further down the road from the Google maps location and you'll see another sign for the japanese shipwreck and you can enter through the track there and go down to the water. Zero cost. Clean, lots of marine life. Interesting.

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Beautiful wreck that's full of coral and fish. Easy to get to from the shore and the visibility is fantastic. Not as busy and crowded as Liberty either, making this one of my favorite dive sites. Get a private DM with Bali Explorers Diver who was born and grew up in front of that wreck site!

Absolutely amazing snorkeling location given how easy it is to reach by a scooter. One of the comments says just park your scooter 100 m away from the entrance and then just go through the grove which is the case. The shipwreck is 30 m or so from the shore, so it's trivial to swim up there even without fins. You can get there by hiring a boat but there is little added value, as it is perfectly easy to get there by a scooter. Also the drive from Amed Center is very enjoyable along the shore.