Ama Women Divers in Okinawa, Japan

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Ama Women Divers of Japan – Where to See & Explore this Culture

The ama ‘women divers’ have been around for 3000 to 5000 years. While skin diving (free diving) these women collect seafood and pearl oysters. You can experience this hoped-for UNESCO intangible cultural heritage at various places, pick your favourite or visit them all.

Guess what I did? Of course I visited almost all the spots I could find. Luckily they are many places to learn about Ama pretty close to each other. Do you know other places? Please share them and I will add them to this list.

Where to See the Ama Women Divers in Japan

With a quick online search you will find out that the Mie Prefecture in the Kansai region on Japan’s main island Honshu is the place to be. There are various ama places to visit around Toba. From ama museums to more interactive places, like ama huts and ama performances in the sea.

These are the places to go to if you want to learn all about ama divers in Japan.