Osatsu Ama Culture Museum
This small museum highlights the heritage and culture of Japan's female ama divers, most famous for traditionally diving for pearls.
Amagoya Osatsu Kamado is an Ama – women divers' – hut, a place where the divers gather to rest and warm up after their dives. Here, visitors get to chat to the women and taste their catch – clams, oysters, crabs, snails, and more – freshly grilled over hot coals. Reservation required.
This small museum highlights the heritage and culture of Japan's female ama divers, most famous for traditionally diving for pearls.
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This small museum highlights the heritage and culture of Japan's female ama divers, most famous for traditionally diving for pearls.
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