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Lake Akan Ainu Kotan（阿寒湖アイヌコタン）

あかんこあいぬこたん Akanko Ainu Kotan

Lake Akan Ainu Kotan（阿寒湖アイヌコタン）

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A settlement of some thirty Ainu woodcarving workshops, where the carving is done in the open and bought directly from the maker.

Type	Art site
City / town	Kushiro
Area in the prefecture	Eastern Hokkaido

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Where is Akanko Ainu Kotan?: It is in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It is an art site.
What can I see at Akanko Ainu Kotan?: A settlement of some thirty Ainu woodcarving workshops, where the carving is done in the open and bought directly from the maker. The focus is Ainu and Ryukyu art, crafts and ceramics.
When was Akanko Ainu Kotan established?: It dates from the 1960s.

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https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/阿寒湖アイヌコタン

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