The Okhostk culture thrived in northern Hokkaido from the fifth to ninth centuries and may have provided the Ainu with some ...

The Penn Museum, in collaboration with the Penn Libraries, recently launched various Ainu-themed programming, including a ...

In Japan, the Indigenous community known as the Ainu has been struggling to assert a 21st century identity after decades of erasure. About 20 years ago, the government officially recognized them as ...

The Air Self-Defense Force is facing pressure to jettison its new aircraft logo amid criticisms from Ainu people indigenous to Hokkaido that it appropriates their culture. One Ainu group is ...

Take your time in Japan away from Tokyo and head for part of the country far too few visitors ever experience.

17 calls on the central and the Hokkaido prefectural government to restore rights to fishing for salmon in a local river for commercial purposes. At present, Ainu can fish for purely cultural ...

The Ezo deer is a subspecies of Japanese deer that inhabits only Hokkaido. It is larger than the Japanese deer found in ...

Spot rare wildlife, soak in a hot spring and sail in a frozen wonderland on Japan’s northernmost island.

Hokkaido cherry blossoms typically bloom in early May and are a popular draw for tourists ... "Oniushi" means "a place where there are many trees" in Ainu language. There are 19 types and about 500 ...