One of our trip to Hokkaido was purposed to visit sights of the ‘Ainu Culture’. Ainu is indigenous people, their culture distinctive to the Japanese culture but of invaluable importance, now at the risk of extinction.
“Upopoy is a new National Ainu Museum” built to spread awareness of the ‘Ainu Culture’, located few miles west of Tomakomai – at Shiraoi and our first day of arrival was designated to visiting this new facility and a park, beautiful made on a warm afternoon.
The Ainu people hold a spirituality, to believe spirits dwell in the all-natural aspect of the natural world and their way of life, festivals, dance performance, crafts, and clothing are all reflective of their unique existence.
