For 35 years, Kamui Mintara (Playground of the Gods), by Ainu sculptor Nuburi Toko and his son Shusei, has stood on Burnaby Mountain as a testament to the “goodwill” between Burnaby and its sister ...

Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous ...

A new documentary from the director Fukunaga Takeshi follows an Ainu family in Hokkaidō, shedding light on questions of culture and the path traditions take in a modern world. A talk with the ...

had their own language and distinctive culture before they were forced to assimilate. In 2008, the government belatedly recognized the Ainu as Japan’s indigenous people. (This article was ...

Netflix has just dropped its latest offering, "Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido-", a gripping continuation of the Golden Kamuy saga that's set ...

Their use is attached to national, cultural, and ethnic identity ... the language seem pointless at best. Hokkaido Ainu, spoken in the north of Japan, has only two native speakers left.

Hokkaido's oldest museum of Ainu culture was opened by Kaneto Kawamura. Its exhibits contain approximately 500 artifacts of Ainu lifestyle and clothing. Live performances of Ainu dances are performed ...

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