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Ainu アイヌ


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The Ainu ("human") are the aborigines of Northern Japan (parts of Tôhôku and Hôkkaidô). After the Japanese government settled Hokkaidô in the 1860s, Ainu land was confiscated, hunting and fishing rights suppressed It is believed that the Ainu culture has developed its distintive characters between the 8th and 14centuries. They more closely resemble Caucasian than do Japanese, since the men are heavily bearded and have thick wavy hair. Japanese chronicles ("Kojiki", "Nihonshoki") refer to them as descendants of an ancient people called Emishi.


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wooden Ainu mask
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wooden Ainu mask  (2)
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wooden Ainu mask  (3)
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Open Air Museum Nibutani / Ainu Museum
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Ainu couple - Nibutani / Hokkaidô
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Ainu couple - Nibutani / Hokkaidô
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Junger Ainu - Nibutani / Hokkaidô
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warrior - Nibutani / Hokkaidô
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warrior - Nibutani / Hokkaidô  (2)
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Ainu dwelling / reproduction - Nibutani / Hokkaidô
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Ainu dwelling / reproduction - Nibutani / Hokkaidô  (2)
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Ainu dwelling / reproduction - Nibutani / Hokkaidô  (3)
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dwelling / reproduction - Nibutani / Hokkaidô  (4)
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dwelling / reproduction - Nibutani / Hokkaidô  (5)
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warehouse / reproduction - Nibutani  (6)
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dwelling / reproduction - Nibutani / Hokkaidô  (7)
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dwelling / reproduction - Nibutani  (8)
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dwelling / reproduction / interior view - Nibutani / Hokkaidô
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dwelling / reproduction / interior view Nibutani / Hokkaidô  (2)
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museum building - Nibutani / Hokkaidô
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pattern - Nibutani museum / Hokkaidô
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pattern - Nibutani museum / Hokkaidô  (2)
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pattern - Nibutani museum  (3)
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pattern - Nibutani museum  (4)
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pattern - Nibutani museum  (5)
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tradionally dressesd Ainu woman (1982)
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young bears (1982)
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Ainu statue (1982)
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