After learning about Ainu life at the museum and enjoying traditional Ainu cuisine, participants will walk through Abetsu forest with Ainu storytellers and listen to their stories about Ainu life from the past, present, and future and their relationship with the forest. This activity will give you immersive cultural experiences, insider knowledge of indigenous people in Hokkaido, and memorable encounters with local traditions. This activity is great for those interested in traditional culture and seeking for real cultural experience.
Highlights
5 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
5 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Transfer during the activity
Admission Fee
Activity Fee
Lunch x 1
Rental boots
Guide Fee
Drink
Transportation fee to the meeting place
Personal expense
Meeting Points
Departure
Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum
In front of the entrance of Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum.
Ainu Cultural Experience in Forest in Biratori Town, Hokkaido
About
After learning about Ainu life at the museum and enjoying traditional Ainu cuisine, participants will walk through Abetsu forest with Ainu storytellers and listen to their stories about Ainu life from the past, present, and future and their relationship with the forest. This activity will give you immersive cultural experiences, insider knowledge of indigenous people in Hokkaido, and memorable encounters with local traditions. This activity is great for those interested in traditional culture and seeking for real cultural experience.
Highlights
5 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
5 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Transfer during the activity
Admission Fee
Activity Fee
Lunch x 1
Rental boots
Guide Fee
Drink
Transportation fee to the meeting place
Personal expense
Meeting Points
Departure
Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum
In front of the entrance of Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum.
Return
Itinerary
Join the Ainu people of Nibutani on a walk through the iwor Forest and discover Authentic Ainu Culture, a journey of cultural transformation and resilience from the past to the present and into the future.
You will explore the iwor forest (Abetsu National Forest) with local Ainu guides including learning about the trees and other materials essential to Ainu life, as well as participating in a simulated traditional hunting experience. The guides will also introduce you their project aimed at restoring modern-day forestry areas back to the forests that existed over 150 years ago when the Ainu people used them as iwor. This project is a collaboration between Biratori Town, Biratori Ainu Associ...
