Japan’s free-diving Ama divers represent an ancient tradition. But they—and the ocean they love—are at risk

70-year-old Hayashi Kimiyo is one of the last remaining pearl divers along Japan’s Kii Peninsula, following in her mother and grandmother’s footsteps. But it’s a dying tradition, and as climate change wreaks havoc on the ocean, she fears for the future of her world as she knows it. The post Japan’s free-diving Ama divers represent an ancient tradition. But they—and the ocean they love—are at risk appeared first on Adventure.com.

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Japan’s free-diving Ama divers represent an ancient tradition. But they—and the ocean they love—are at risk

70-year-old Hayashi Kimiyo is one of the last remaining pearl divers along Japan’s Kii Peninsula, following in her mother and grandmother’s footsteps. But it’s a dying tradition, and as climate change wreaks havoc on the ocean, she fears for the future of her world as she knows it.

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