What I Learned in Japan’s Blue Zone By Anastasia Stark | Lucky Cat Travel What is the secret of Okinawan longevity? When people think about Okinawa, they imagine tropical beaches. I didn’t come for the beaches. Living in Florida, I already have beautiful beaches. I came to Okinawa with a completely different question: Why do […]

The Ancient Tradition of Ama Most Travelers Never Experience I Expected To See Pearls. I Didn’t Expect To Meet Some of the Most Extraordinary Women in Japan. For more than 2,000 years, women known as Ama have been diving into the ocean without oxygen tanks. Generation after generation. Mother to daughter. Grandmother to granddaughter. Long […]