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"Ama" woman divers seek to keep tradition alive

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 20, 2013 shows rookie ama diver Aoi Nakano, 18, surfacing with a turban shell from a dive in waters off Hegura Island, near the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. Ama divers make a living by gathering marine products from the sea in a traditional way -- diving without scuba gear or air tanks.

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"Ama" divers seek to keep tradition alive

KANAZAWA, Japan - Rookie ama Aoi Nakano, 18, (front) heads to dive for marine products, together with her grandparents who have handed down their traditional diving technique to Nakano, off Hegura Island, near the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2013. Ama divers make a living by collecting marine products from the sea in a traditional way -- diving without scuba gear or air tanks.

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"Ama" divers seek to keep tradition alive

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 19, 2013 shows Hegura Island, near the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, where traditional breath-hold diving for marine products by ama divers has been continued.