Each card depicts scenery and people related to pearl diving and collecting in Japan. This group of 8 postcards captures the incredible occupation of the legendary ama pearl divers of Japan. Renowned for free diving, the ama were originally revered for their ability to harvest seafood, and in recent decades became tourist attractions as pearl divers. Woman divers are believed to tolerate cold water better than men, however traditionally they rarely wore swim suits as depicted in these postcards.