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Hokkaido/Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum -Experience the traditions and culture of Ainu people, the indigenous.

Hokkaido/Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum -Experience the traditions and culture of Ainu people, the indigenous.

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Starts at 11:00 am on Wednesday, February 10th, Japan time 

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■KEY POINTS OF THE TOUR

  • The Ainu Way of Life
    Explore the daily life of Ainu through old living utensils used for childcare, amusement and entertainment, wood carving, clothing, meals, and housing.

    Study the Ainu aesthetic through traditional Ainu techniques and patterns found in carvings and sewing.

  • The Kamuy (God ) zone
    Experience the spiritual culture such as prayer, faith, legends, and stories.

  • Blessings of the Earth
    Learn the culture of farming, hunting, transportation, and funeral through the examination of the largest dugout canoe in Japan.

  

■LIVE TRAVELLERS CREW

The former director of Otaru Museum. He is a tourist guide who guides tourists to Japan, mainly in Hokkaido.
He would like to deliver the charm of Hokkaido and Japan from various places

Director of the Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum＜Kenji Morioka＞

  

■TOUR INTRODUCTION

【Ainu Culture】
The Ainu are indigenous people who settle around the northern part of the Japanese archipelago, especially in Hokkaido. They share their own traditional and unique culture. Their language named as ""Ainu"" which is different from Japanese, their ""religious belief "" which is said to have a soul in all things in the natural world, their traditional dance which is danced at festivals and home events, the unique artifact such as embroidery by ""pattern"" and wood carving. Nowadays, people are trying to revive traditional dances from old records and create new Ainu music.
  
This time, we will visit Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum where is one the important place for Ainu culture. We will interview with museum director to learn and experience intangible folk cultural properties of Ainu.
By experiencing the Ainu culture, we will be able to reaffirm ""awe and gratitude for nature"" and ""a world where diverse ethnic groups coexist.""


【Hokkaido ""Nibutani Kotan""】
Located in the middle of the Saru River, this area has the highest proportion of Ainu people in Hokkaido, with the majority of the population being Ainu.
There is a traditional Ainu house called ""Cise"" that has been restored to its original state, a craft shop that inherits the tradition, and a museum that displays materials.
  
Dr. Neil Gordon Munro, an English archaeologist and anthropologist, is also famous for moving to Nibutani to study the Ainu lifestyle.
In Hokkaido ""Nibutani Kotan"", many Ainu artists are still engaged in creative activities in various fields such as crafts and fashion. ""

  

■WHAT IS NIBUTANI AINU CULTURE MUSEUM?

＜nibutani ainu culture museum＞　http://www.town.biratori.hokkaido.jp/biratori/nibutani/
  
This is a museum where we must preserve Hokkaido’s true history and culture,
treasures found nowhere else on Earth. We must enrich this heritage as we pass it down.