Volunteers in the white-clad of"Ama" female free divers, who harvest sea life from the ocean, hold torches as they prepare to swim into the sea at Shirahama Ama matsuri in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. All photos: Reuters
"Ama" female free divers, who harvest sea life from the ocean, lead volunteers as they swim with torches during Shirahama Ama matsuri in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Volunteers in the white-clad of "Ama" female free divers, who harvest sea life from the ocean, swim with torches during Shirahama Ama matsuri in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
"Ama" female free divers, who harvest sea life from the ocean, and volunteers swim with torches during Shirahama Ama matsuri in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Yoshino Hirano, 53-year-old "Ama", a female free diver, who harvests sea life from the ocean, adjusts her attire as she looks at mirrors while preparing for Shirahama Ama matsuri in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Sanae Kiso, 77-year-old "Ama", a female free diver, who harvests sea life from the ocean, carries her tools after diving to collect abalones in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Sanae Kiso, 77-year-old "Ama", a female free diver, who harvests sea life from the ocean, shows an abalone which she caught in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Volunteers practice swimming ahead of Shirahama Ama matsuri in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Volunteers practice swimming ahead of Shirahama Ama matsuri in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
An “Ama", a female free diver, who harvests sea life from the ocean, works in the sea in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
A drone view shows an "Ama" female free diver, who harvests sea life from the ocean, working in the sea in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
