Women Pearl Divers of the Mikimoto Pearl Island　（御木本真珠島）, Toba City, Japan

Mikimoto Pearl Island　（御木本真珠島） is located south of Nagoya City, in Toba City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is known as "The Home of Cultured Pearls". These artificial pearls were cultured successfully for the first time in history in 1893 using a method developed by Kokichi Mikimoto. Mr. Mikimoto has always used women divers. They worked alongside Kokichi Mikimoto from the very beginning placing mother oysters deep on the ocean floor and bringing them backup. In this video, you can see how it was done many years ago, as the women divers of the Mikimoto Pearl Island, demonstrate pearl oyster diving. Enjoy...