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National Ainu Museum Upopoy（国立アイヌ民族博物館（ウポポイ））
こくりつあいぬみんぞくはくぶつかん National Ainu Museum
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Japan's only national museum of an indigenous people, presenting Ainu pattern and carving as living practice rather than ethnography.
| Type | Museum |
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| Area in the prefecture | Central Hokkaido |
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FAQ
- Where is National Ainu Museum?
- It is in Shiraoi, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It is a museum.
- What can I see at National Ainu Museum?
- Japan's only national museum of an indigenous people, presenting Ainu pattern and carving as living practice rather than ethnography. The focus is Ainu and Ryukyu art, textiles, contemporary art.
- When was National Ainu Museum established?
- It dates from 2020.
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