Teshikaga Town Kussharo Kotan Ainu Museum
弟子屈町屈斜路コタンアイヌ民族資料館
This museum on Lake Kussharo showcases Ainu culture, heritage, and history through artifacts and exhibits.
What it is
- Small museum on the southern shore of Lake Kussharo.
- Dedicated to Ainu, the indigenous people of northern Japan.
- Stands on the former site of an Ainu village (kotan).
What to see
- Extensive collection of Ainu artifacts and exhibits.
- Exhibits on Ainu culture, heritage, and history.
- Displays on traditional Ainu way of life: hunting, gathering, fishing.
- Exhibits on Ainu tools, clothing, food, and religion.
- Some exhibits have English descriptions.
- Watch a 25-minute video in English about Ainu history.
In detail
This small museum on the southern shore of Lake Kussharo is dedicated to Ainu, the indigenous people of northern Japan. It houses an extensive collection of artifacts and exhibits on Ainu culture, heritage, and the history of the land on which they lived.
The Kussharo Kotan Ainu Museum stands on the former site of an Ainu village, known as a kotan. Exhibits detail the traditional Ainu way of life of hunting, gathering, fishing, and living in a natural environment. The museum covers a range of themes, from the area’s natural and human history to Ainu tools, clothing, food, and religion. Some exhibits have English descriptions.
Visitors can watch a 25-minute video in English about Ainu history, describing the discrimination that Ainu people suffered during the Meiji era (1868–1912), the subsequent laws enacted to protect Ainu culture, and present-day efforts to pass on Ainu traditions. The video features Ainu community groups keeping the culture alive through song, dance, festivals, and language education.
Text: 観光庁 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース. Reproduced unchanged. The notes above were written from that text by Japan Gems.
Where it is
北海道川上郡弟子屈町字屈斜路市街１条通14 Open in Google Maps
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