The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is a research center for ethnology and cultural anthropology.

East Asia Aynu Culture

【Themes】
  • ●Hunting, fishing and farming
  • ●Iomante (The Aynu ‘bear ceremony’)
Aynu Culture
Aynu Culture

The Aynu exhibition displays a traditional house with a thatched roof, as well as exhibits on the fishing and hunting life of the Aynu, the bear ceremony, crafts, and the modern life of Aynu people.

Treasured Objects from the Region
Aynu (Ainu) Mosir
New Aynu Law
Related links:
　Special Exhibition “A Message from the Aynu: Craft and Spirit” (January 8 - February 15, 2004)
　Special Exhibition “The Sea Otter and Glass Beads: Trade of Indigenous Peoples of the North Pacific Rim” (September 20, 2001 - January 15, 2002)