Ainu people - Wikipedia
The Ainu are an indigenous ethnic group who reside in northern Japan and southeastern Russia, including Hokkaido and the Tōhoku region of Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, such as Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Khabarovsk Krai.
Ethnic groups of Japan - Wikipedia
The Ainu people (also Aynu) are an indigenous people native to Hokkaido and northeastern Honshu, as well as the nearby Russian Sakhalin and Kuril Islands (both formerly part of the Japanese Empire), and Kamchatka Peninsula. They possess a …
Japan’s forgotten indigenous people - BBC
May 20, 2020 · Japan’s indigenous people, the Ainu, were the earliest settlers of Hokkaido, Japan’s northern island. But most travellers will not have heard of them.
Ainu | Definition, Culture, & Language | Britannica
Dec 19, 2024 · Ainu, indigenous people of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands who were culturally and physically distinct from their Japanese neighbours until the second part of the 20th century.
For years, Japan tried to keep their existence a secret, but the Ainu ...
Oct 2, 2023 · Japan has long portrayed itself as culturally and ethnically homogenous, something that some have even argued is a key to its success as a nation. More than 98 per cent of Japanese people are descendants of the Yamato people. But the Ainu are distinct, with their own history, languages, and culture.
The Untold Story of Japan's First People - SAPIENS
Oct 25, 2017 · The Ainu, the Indigenous people of Japan, have fought Japanese domination for centuries. As this century unfolds, their efforts are finally paying off.
Japan’s Ainu Indigenous People - Travel Japan - Japan National ...
Since time immemorial, the indigenous Ainu people have inhabited the northern region of the Japanese archipelago, particularly Hokkaido. Their ancient culture includes a unique language, religious beliefs centered on deep respect for nature, traditional dances, and spell-binding rituals.
Ainu Culture – Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park
The Ainu are an indigenous people from the northern region of the Japanese archipelago, particularly Hokkaido.
Ainu People Reclaim Their Rights - Cultural Survival
After long battles by Ainu nationally and internationally against 100 years of forced assimilation, oppression, and discrimination, the Japanese government passed a bill last April recognizing the Ainu as an Indigenous Peoples of Japan for the first time—a move welcomed by activists as a first step towards achieving equality.
Cultural traditions of the Ainu people and colonization by Japan ...
Ainu, Indigenous people of what is now Japan. Pushed north by the Japanese people over the last 2,000 years, the remaining Ainu today live principally in northern Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands.