Hokkaido
A couple of days ago I took a bus for two and a half hours from the Shiretoko peninsula across the north-east of Hokkaido. I didn’t spot a single shrine on the way, though curiously there was a small … Read the rest
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Japan Today carries news of a new political party planned by an Ainu activist…
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Fairer-skinned and more hirsute than most Japanese, the Ainu traditionally observed an animist faith with a belief that God exists in every creation—trees, hills, … Read the rest