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 ...

The fearless free-diving female Ama divers have been plunging into its depths for over 2,000 years and Ise-Shima is the birthplace of the Japanese cultured pearl industry.

1976 Mikimoto Pearl Island, Japan: Pearl Divers, Cultured Pearl, Implanting and sorting of pearls—SILENT FILM CLIP This film clip is from Thayer Soule's travelogue, "Japan", archived in the Human ...