The day after I got back from Yakushima, I was up at Emerald Beach to photograph the release of captive bred turtles into the ocean. Here are a selection of images from the event.
Crates of turtles are readied on the beach.
Each turtle gets its own identity tag
Local children get to release the turtles into the ocean.
Some turtles are not quite sure which way to go...
but staff are on hand to guide them in the right direction.
TRAVEL 67 : Chris Willson Photography 
Hey Chris! I was there as well! Great shots! I wasn’t able to get an angle of the shoreline. My post on the release is on my blog, http://jyankey.com/2012/07/09/annual-turtle-release-okinawa-japan/