The Haenyeo, an all-female group of divers on South Korea’s Jeju Island, spend much of their lives underwater without equipment—a “superpower” that may be written into their DNA ...

But unlike South Korea’s haenyeo divers on Jeju Island, who were inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2016, Japan’s ama have yet to receive international recognition. The ...

KUJI, Iwate Prefecture--“Ama” divers are back in business after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ama tend to live longer than other women, says Nomura, who knows of an 83-year-old ama who still dives. And women are better divers, she says, because they have an extra layer of fat and can hold ...

The ancient tradition of women free diving for shellfish can still be seen in Japan’s unspoilt Shima Peninsula. The ancient Japanese tradition that’s unknown to most tourists.

Join the extraordinary journey of Japan’s traditional pearl divers through the lens of freediving. This video captures the age-old practice, showcasing the skill, tradition, and resilience of ...

CNN. Japan’s last ‘Ama’ sea women. Posted: December 19, 2024 | Last updated: December 20, 2024. For centuries, women known as Ama divers have collected seafood off the coast of the Kii ...

Japan is home to the world’s oldest population, and the number of ama, a Japanese word meaning sea-diving fisherpeople, fell to just 40 in 2023 in the Shirahama district in Minamiboso, down 70 ...

MINAMIBOSO (Japan), July 22 — Bearing torches that lit up the night as they swam out into the ocean, Japan’s storied ama prayed for an abundant catch in a ceremony held by these female free divers for ...

Bearing torches that lit up the night as they swam out into the ocean, Japan's storied "ama" prayed for an abundant catch in a ceremony held by these female free divers for decades. This year ...