{"id":12872,"date":"2021-06-01T09:18:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T02:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/?p=12872"},"modified":"2021-06-01T13:31:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T06:31:29","slug":"ama-divers-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/blog\/2021\/06\/01\/ama-divers-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ama divers [part 1]"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12872\" class=\"elementor elementor-12872\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41680e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41680e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4acd3bb\" data-id=\"4acd3bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2652ea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2652ea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Ama Part 1<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34189e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34189e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Japan's Professional freedivers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cbee18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cbee18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11522a3\" data-id=\"11522a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb2814 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bcb2814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979b567 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"979b567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39021e1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"39021e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df741f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"df741f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc280e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5fc280e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbbd037 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbbd037\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c28968\" data-id=\"0c28968\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7cc70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d7cc70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/fv20120812a1a-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8797\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/fv20120812a1a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/fv20120812a1a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/fv20120812a1a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/fv20120812a1a-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/fv20120812a1a.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cb2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21cb2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueleaf.jp\/20986.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blueleaf.jp\/20986.html<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9028a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9028a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Freediving Tradition<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9cec91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f9cec91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f605d0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f605d0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have you heard about the <strong><em>ama<\/em><\/strong>?<\/p><p>If you&#8217;re interested in diving and freediving, there&#8217;s a chance you might have, as the traditional Japanese freedivers have enjoyed something of a boom in recent years.<\/p><p>From the 1990s onward, along with a growing interest in local culture and traditions, what were once looked down as crude, slightly <em>backwards<\/em> economic activities started to be seen in a different light in Japan.<\/p><p>Local communities were <em>amas<\/em> divers were still active realised the value of not only preserving but also showcasing this rather unique cultural heritage, and started actively promoting local <em>ama<\/em> culture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eef8fb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eef8fb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dac3ac\" data-id=\"8dac3ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c01ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39c01ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This led to the development of <em>ama<\/em>-related tourism, ranging from more traditional ethnographical-style museums such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umihaku.com\/english\/index_english.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toba Sea-Folk Museum<\/a> to more interactive experience such as <a href=\"https:\/\/osatsu.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>ama hut<\/em> visits<\/a>, were you can meet the divers and taste some of the seafood they catch, or even, for the more adventurous, <a href=\"https:\/\/miescape.jp\/en\/plan\/243\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dive with them in the shallows<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f073f35\" data-id=\"f073f35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccac763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ccac763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5db662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5db662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osatsu.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/amahut.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12879\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/amahut.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/amahut-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26831c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26831c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/osatsu.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">osatsu.org\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a80f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2a80f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/b166233838954cab06dbe3f262de73f8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/b166233838954cab06dbe3f262de73f8.jpg 750w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/b166233838954cab06dbe3f262de73f8-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df79000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df79000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Diving with the <em>ama<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/miescape.jp\/en\/plan\/243\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">miescape.jp<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c23f50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c23f50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>National Japanese media soon caught on as well, the <em>ama-boom <\/em>culminating, in the mid-2000s, with an NHK series called &#8220;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amachan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ama-chan<\/a>&#8220;, <\/em>about a high-school girl who moves from T\u014dky\u014d to the <a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/tohoku\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T\u014dhoku<\/a> region&#8217;s Sanriku Coast,\u00a0 to become a professional freediver.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2e7896 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2e7896\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20bc6a7\" data-id=\"20bc6a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f8cf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87f8cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/91a58Slu6ZL.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5ODcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9ibHVlamFwYW4ub3JnXC9mclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzE5XC8yMDIxXC8wNlwvOTFhNThTbHU2WkwuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"829\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/91a58Slu6ZL-829x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12987\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/91a58Slu6ZL-829x1024.jpg 829w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/91a58Slu6ZL-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/91a58Slu6ZL-768x949.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/91a58Slu6ZL-1244x1536.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/91a58Slu6ZL-1658x2048.jpg 1658w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/91a58Slu6ZL.jpg 1671w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab68334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab68334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/%E3%81%82%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%82%93-%E5%AE%8C%E5%85%A8%E7%89%88-Blu-rayBOX1-%E8%83%BD%E5%B9%B4%E7%8E%B2%E5%A5%88\/dp\/B00D3J7O8G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.amazon.co.jp<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2835042\" data-id=\"2835042\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b22ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"84b22ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/pvbjDRgCyEc&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:6,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf3a716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf3a716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Ama-chan<\/em> trailer, NHK, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6981a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6981a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/748bc39939c52027d78a45e862beceb7.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"748bc39939c52027d78a45e862beceb7\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5ODksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9ibHVlamFwYW4ub3JnXC9mclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzE5XC8yMDIxXC8wNlwvNzQ4YmMzOTkzOWM1MjAyN2Q3OGE0NWU4NjJiZWNlYjcuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/748bc39939c52027d78a45e862beceb7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/748bc39939c52027d78a45e862beceb7.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/748bc39939c52027d78a45e862beceb7-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c56187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c56187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.jp\/pin\/406731410068707544\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.pinterest.jp<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09413d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b09413d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ec540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0ec540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The more specialist freediving\/apnea community, there has always shown an interest in traditional freediving practices, from Polynesian pearl divers to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H8GvFRHgkao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bajao<\/a>&#8211;<\/em>like spearfishing nomads of South-East Asia.<br \/><em>Ama<\/em> freedivers also gained attention, and modern freedivers went to dive and observe the techniques of their traditional, professional peers.<\/p><p>As a side-note, freediver\/film-maker Julie Gautier named here latest underwater dance performance after the Japanese <em>ama&#8230;<br \/><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672502c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"672502c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=bdBuDg7mrT8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d66561f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d66561f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Ama,<\/em> by Julie Gautier<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80244b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80244b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>But what exactly are <em>amas <\/em>divers?<\/strong><\/p><p>Japan is an island nation with a long fishing tradition, which has always included professional freedivers, linked to seafood collecting activities.<\/p><p>There are two main traditions, traditional freediving spearfishing in the Okinawa region, somewhat similar to what is found elsewhere in the Pacific and, more famously, coastal communities of professional freedivers, which most commonly known as the <strong><em>ama<\/em><\/strong><em>.<br \/><\/em><br \/>In modern times, <em>ama<\/em> diver are predominantly women, who dive daily on breath-hold to collect various types of seafood (abalone, oysters, seaweed and shellfish) and, with the late 19th century invention of pearl culture<em>, <\/em>also for pearls.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8daa6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8daa6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2016\/03\/07\/the-legendary-women-divers-who-hold-their-breath-searching-for-seafood\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1100x619_324095-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8793\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1100x619_324095-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1100x619_324095-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1100x619_324095-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1100x619_324095.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e1940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2e1940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2016\/03\/07\/the-legendary-women-divers-who-hold-their-breath-searching-for-seafood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.euronews.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d679c61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d679c61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd47582\" data-id=\"dd47582\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0a285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cd0a285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089c23f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"089c23f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the past, however, the word\u00a0<em>ama<\/em> covered a broader range of sea-related activities, and included <strong>men and women<\/strong>, whereas <em>ama<\/em> culture is now moslty focused on women doing all the diving.<\/p><p>Men, especially spouses, do often play a role in the activities, such as tending the boat and helping the divers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-299df6c\" data-id=\"299df6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f21ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f21ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/divingfan.net\/diver-legend\/4471\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/ama3-183x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8875\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/ama3-183x300.png 183w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/ama3.png 463w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Funado-type ama diver<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500f310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"500f310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image source:<a href=\"https:\/\/divingfan.net\/diver-legend\/4471\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">divingfan.net<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3149d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b3149d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e8d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b6e8d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec81d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ec81d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/d991b3e212a24fede68b530f6a408fdc.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODgxNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JsdWVqYXBhbi5vcmdcL2ZyXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvMTlcLzIwMjFcLzA1XC9kOTkxYjNlMjEyYTI0ZmVkZTY4YjUzMGY2YTQwOGZkYy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/d991b3e212a24fede68b530f6a408fdc-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8814\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/d991b3e212a24fede68b530f6a408fdc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/d991b3e212a24fede68b530f6a408fdc-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/d991b3e212a24fede68b530f6a408fdc-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/d991b3e212a24fede68b530f6a408fdc.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Abalone Divers off the Coast of Ise - Kunisada 1832<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f3281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02f3281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ukiyo-e.org\/image\/artofjapan\/10124016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ukiyo-e.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f41819b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f41819b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Though this is less well known, certain areas of still have a <strong>male <em>ama<\/em> diver tradition<\/strong>, such as the town of Shima, in Kansai&#8217;s Mie Prefecture. <br \/>Here is an interesting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2016\/07\/13\/national\/male-ama-part-shimas-free-diving-tradition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article on some of the last remaining male ama divers of Japan \u00a0<\/a>(around 320 divers in 2014).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed2f82f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed2f82f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d58d5ca\" data-id=\"d58d5ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a08b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6a08b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7392e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7392e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/male-ama-4-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9053\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/male-ama-4-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/male-ama-4-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Male ama diver in Shima, Mie Prefecture<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b096e59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b096e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2016\/07\/13\/national\/male-ama-part-shimas-free-diving-tradition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japan Times article on male amas<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd567da\" data-id=\"cd567da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70aea3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"70aea3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73d5aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c73d5aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/EA_1964_224-aa.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTA0MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JsdWVqYXBhbi5vcmdcL2ZyXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvMTlcLzIwMjFcLzA1XC9FQV8xOTY0XzIyNC1hYS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/EA_1964_224-aa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9043\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/EA_1964_224-aa.jpg 601w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/EA_1964_224-aa-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Male amas fishing for carp - Hiroshige 1877<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9d0fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df9d0fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashmolean.org\/easternart\/2016\/03\/30\/some-depictions-of-fishing-in-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some-depictions-of-fishing-in-japan<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e820f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"02e820f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b75cb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b75cb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/805762ff19253d1b9d55ddb0e1445004.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13005\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/805762ff19253d1b9d55ddb0e1445004.jpg 563w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/06\/805762ff19253d1b9d55ddb0e1445004-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2a805b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2a805b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ama diver with abalone<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/nagasaki.uminohi.jp\/program\/%E3%80%8C%E6%BD%9C%E3%82%8C%E3%83%BC%E6%BD%9C%E3%82%8C%E3%83%BC%E3%80%80%E5%AF%BE%E9%A6%AC%E3%81%AE%E6%B5%B7%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%95%E3%82%93%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%80%802017%E3%80%8D\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nagasaki.uminohi.jp<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc5a42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2dc5a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d90a74d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d90a74d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27ee408\" data-id=\"27ee408\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9766173\" data-id=\"9766173\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74a8f52\" data-id=\"74a8f52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a94d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a94d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/blog\/2021\/06\/01\/ama-divers-part-2\/\">Next<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397af8e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"397af8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/blog\/2021\/06\/01\/ama-divers-part-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Amas Part 2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0fd592 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0fd592\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-958176f\" data-id=\"958176f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c80636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c80636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More on Japanese Diving History<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e32716 elementor-grid-eael-col-4 elementor-grid-tablet-eael-col-2 elementor-grid-mobile-eael-col-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-post-grid\" data-id=\"3e32716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;eael_post_grid_columns&quot;:&quot;eael-col-4&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;eael-col-2&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;eael-col-1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-post-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"eael-post-grid-3e32716\" class=\"eael-post-grid-container\">\n            <div class=\"eael-post-grid eael-post-appender eael-post-appender-3e32716 eael-post-grid-style-one\" data-layout-mode=\"masonry\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-12924 category-diving-culture-diving-history tags-ama-amas-apnea-culture-diving-freediving-history-japan-tradition-traditional-diving\" data-id=\"12924\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/blog\/2021\/06\/01\/ama-divers-part-4\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/43967_209812685425691382662_900-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8863\" alt=\"\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h5 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/blog\/2021\/06\/01\/ama-divers-part-4\/\" title=\"Ama divers [part 4]\">Ama divers [part 4]<\/a><\/h5><\/header><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-12906 category-diving-culture-diving-history tags-ama-amas-apnea-culture-diving-freediving-history-japan-tradition-traditional-diving\" data-id=\"12906\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/blog\/2021\/06\/01\/ama-divers-part-3\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/SC233745-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-8823\" alt=\"\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h5 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/blog\/2021\/06\/01\/ama-divers-part-3\/\" title=\"Ama divers [part 3]\">Ama divers [part 3]<\/a><\/h5><\/header><\/div><\/div>\n        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class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/blog\/2021\/06\/01\/ama-divers-part-2\/\" title=\"Ama divers [part 2]\">Ama divers [part 2]<\/a><\/h5><\/header><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><\/div>\n            <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2509c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2509c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/cropped-BLUE-JAPAN-LOGO-copy-1-85x87.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-297\" alt=\"\" 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