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aukahkay Says: The Ainu are the native inhabitants of Hokkaido and there are a few museums in Hokkaido showing some of their lifestyle and goods. The Shiraoi Ainu Museum, also called Porotokotan, exhibits the Ainu culture and lifestyle in an outdoor reproduction of a small Ainu village and...
akikonomu Says: This is the Ainu village which has a good Ainu museum - showing the lifestyle and history of the Ainus (Hokkaido's indigenous natives) and Ainu buildings (which are mostly farmhouses).You can also experience a performance of the Ainu dances and music. I was entranced by a...
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This is the Ainu village which has a good Ainu museum - showing the lifestyle and history of the Ainus (Hokkaido's indigenous natives) and Ainu buildings (which...
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Shiraoi is a 2 hour bus ride from Sapporo and along the way, you'll pass by many desolate looking towns, the beautiful sea and the most beautiful horse ranch I've ever imagined existed. Enroute from...
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The Ainu are the indigenous people of Hokkaido with their own culture and language and live in and around the shores of Lake Poroto in Shiraoi.
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