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

Central and North Asia

Central and North Asia
【Themes】
  • ●Pastoralism and agriculture of Central Asia
  • ●Nomadic culture in Mongolia
  • ●Hunting and fishing cultures in North Asia
  • ●The world of shamanism
Central and North Asia

The exhibition covers a vast region from Central Asia, east of the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea, to North Asia including Mongolia and Siberia. The exhibition features Kazakh and Mongolian tents and introduces the Turkmen and Kirgiz pastoral cultures, the Uzbek and Tajik farming cultures, and Siberian hunting and fishing life. Siberian shamanism is featured to round out the exhibition.

Treasured Objects from the Region