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.

Spot rare wildlife, soak in a hot spring and sail in a frozen wonderland on Japan’s northernmost island.

With record visitor numbers in 2024 putting strain on Japan's tourist hotpots, here are four places to visit far away from ...

Akandake-jinja Shrine is just 150 metres from the hotel, and Ainu Kotan Folk Village is 750 metres away. Kushiro Airport is an 80-minute bus ride from the property. Guests remove their shoes at the ...

True to the nature of active trips, there’ll be paddling through Iriomote’s mangroves and cycling the peaceful streets of Taketomi Island, plus a visit to Ainu Kotan village, home to one of two ...

While on the island, he creates a transcript of the language of its indigenous inhabitants, the Ainu people. Piłsudski is much better known there, as in Poland he is greatly overshadowed by his ...

Fujino has previously directed several films about the Ainu, the indigenous people of Hokkaido, Japan, including Get Back: ...