
Akanko Ainu Kotan
culture
阿寒湖アイヌコタン
As the indigenous people of Japan, the Ainu have inhabited Hokkaido for centuries, living in villages called kotan. Akanko Ainu Kotan gives visitors a rare opportunity to experience traditional Ainu culture. There are souvenir shops selling beautiful wood carvings, restaurants serving Ainu dishes, reconstructed dwellings, a museum, and a dance theater.
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