Ainu village at lake Akan
lake oneto
with kato-san and ozaki-san at lake oneto.
ainu theatre
small ainu museum
religious symbols
ainu woodcarving from one piece of wood
sunset in the ainu village
traditional ainu food – smashed pumpkins
traditional ainu food – black potato
traditional ainu food – potato pizza
a bear’s cage
marimo (round sea weed) at lake oneto
Kato-san took me and Ozaki-san to the lake Oneto and lake Akan. There we visited an ancient village from the Ainu people, the Northern Japanese native people. The Ainu culture, especially the wood carving art is really incredible.
Thanks for the trip!