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In Japan, the Indigenous community known as the Ainu has been struggling to assert a 21st century identity after decades of erasure. About 20 years ago, the government officially recognized them as ...

Shida pointed to the history of the Ainu people, who have long been exploited and discriminated against by Japanese colonizers. “There are some among the Ainu people who react strongly against ...

In 2008, the government belatedly recognized the Ainu as Japan’s indigenous people. (This article was written by Yuta Kayaba and Fumiko Yoshigaki.) ...

Take your time in Japan away from Tokyo and head for part of the country far too few visitors ever experience.

Ainu Mosir features a scene from the Marimo Festival, an important event in Ainu Kotan. Shige, who lives in Shiranuka, more than 80 kilometers from Lake Akan, also participated in this festival.

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

Discover the charm of Ainu culture on the shores of Lake Poroto. The Ainu are the indigenous peoples in the northern part of the Japanese archipelago, especially in the areas of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, ...

From that moment on, Bronisław writes down fables, legends and rituals of the local peoples. In the southern part of the island he meets the Ainu people. Because of their appearance, they are ...

To explore these environments means not only enjoying rural Japan in all its raw physical beauty, but also passing into other realms of elder gods and animating spirits. The Ainu people indigenous ...