Ainu People
The climate of Hokkaido is cool in summer, with an average temperature of 20°C, and icy/snowy in winter, with an average temperature of -3°C. They get lots of rain in summer and not as much in winter.
Hokkaido features many mountain ranges like the Ishikari ranges and the Hidaka Mountains, but also has a lot of flatlands. The ainu people believed that the land was important and should be treated with respect, as they had many gods such as the god of dirt, and the god of grass, that resided in the land.
Information
Ainu Customs, Beliefs and Social Organisation
The customs, beliefs and social organisation of the Ainu people.
Learn MorePopulation
The official number of the Ainu is 25,000, but unofficially is estimated at 200,000 due to many Ainu having been completely assimilated into Japanese society and, as a result, having no knowledge of their ancestry. This is 0.01972% of the total population of Japan.
Scenes of Hokkaido
Timeline
Ainu People Start Living in Hokkaido
Ainu people start living in Hokkaido. (The date's incorrect, it should read 14,000 BC)
Learn More1/01/1970Ainu Culture Promoted
In 1997 steps were made to promote Ainu culture and language.
Learn More1/01/1997Famous People
Shigeru Kayano
Campaigner and Politician
Shigeru Kayano was one of the lead campaigners for the recognition of the Ainu people as an ethnic group and the promotion of Ainu culture.
Imekanu
Missionary
Imekanu, also known by her Japanese name Kannari Matsu, was an Ainu missionary and epic poet. Along with her niece, Yukie Chiri, she wrote down and preserved numerous Ainu yukar (poems) she learned from her mother.
Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainu_people
http://www.ainu-museum.or.jp/en/study/eng01.html
http://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat18/sub119/item638.html#chapter-10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkaido#Climate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Kayano
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imekanu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umeko_Ando
https://startfromzero-ainu.en.aptoide.com
