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  2. Hajichi - Wikipedia

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    The tattoos could represent pride in being a woman, beauty, and protection. [4] They were associated with rites of passage for women and could indicate marital status. The motifs and shapes varied from island to island. Among some peoples it was believed that women who lacked hajichi would risk suffering in the afterlife. [5]

  3. Cultural depictions of turtles - Wikipedia

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    Tamar uses the sea turtle as a symbol for the need for the protection of the coastal environment. Turtle-related souvenirs are sold to tourists, and hotels are "turtle-friendly": low-rise, dimly lit, and located away from the beach. [63] At the World Trade Organization's 1999 meeting in Seattle, sea turtles were a focal point of protests. [3]

  4. Sailor Jerry - Wikipedia

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    At the time, it was the only place on the island where tattoo studios were located. His studio became China Sea Tattoo after his death. His earlier studios were at 434 South State Street, 150 North Hotel Street and 13 South Hotel Street. Collins developed tattoo designs with inspiration from sailor tattoos and Japanese tattoo imagery. [3]

  5. Sailor tattoos - Wikipedia

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    Sailor tattoos have served as protective talismans in sailors' superstitions, records of important experiences, markers of identity, and means of self-expression. For centuries, tattooing among sailors mostly happened during downtime at sea, applied by hand with needles and tattoo ink made with simple pigments such as soot and gunpowder.

  6. Kuroshima Research Station - Wikipedia

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    Kuroshima Research Institute. Kuroshima Research Station is a marine research institute in Okinawa, Japan, located on the island of Kuroshima. (黒島) [1] It was established in 1973 as the Yaeyama Marine Park Research Institute, [2] [3] for the purpose of managing and utilising the marine park area in Sekisei (石西) lagoon between Ishigaki (石垣) Island and Iriomote (西表) Island ...

  7. List of reptiles of Japan - Wikipedia

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    This list of reptiles of Japan is primarily based on the IUCN Red List, which details the conservation status of some one hundred species. [1] Of these, five are assessed as critically endangered (the hawksbill turtle and yellow pond turtle and the endemic Toyama's ground gecko, Yamashina's ground gecko, and Kikuzato's brook snake), ten as endangered, twelve as vulnerable, thirteen as near ...

  8. Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium - Wikipedia

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    Since 2007, Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium has been conducting an annual learning program for elementary schools in Motobu-cho and Nago city, "Environmental Learning from Sea Turtles," which is an educational activity about ecology and the natural environment through the breeding of sea turtles. [23] In 2012, a general rest area (Churaumi Plaza ...

  9. Ama (diving) - Wikipedia

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    The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, an 1814 woodblock print by Japanese artist Hokusai, depicts a young ama diver entwined sexually with a pair of octopuses. Ama Girls, a 1958 documentary film. Amanchu! is a Japanese manga series, later adapted into an anime. Its name is a longer version of the word 'ama', and its subject matter involves female ...

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