The Ainu are the indigenous people of Japan. Discover more about their culture and history at Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park. | Visit MY Japan

Gea group visited the Ainu Museum. We even got to experience traditional Ainu attire. Ainu people are the indigenous people of Hokkaido, Japan, as well as parts of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands. They lived in Hokkaido long before modern Japanese settlers. Their way of life is deeply connected to nature—fishing, hunting, and gathering They have their own language, beliefs, clothing, music, and traditions They believe natural elements like animals, rivers, and mountains have spirits. | G.E.A

@musica_delmundo Tonkori, a traditional instrument to the Ainu people, an indigenous native group from northern Japan and southeastern Russia. It usually has five strings which are played open since it has no frets. #musica_delmundo | Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents