Ainu Traditional Dance is a unique dance performance by indigenous Ainu from Tohoku, Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and Kurile Islands. We can see this performance at “Theater Icoro” near Lake Akan, Hokkaido. A 30-minute performance is given a few times a day starting at 11:00 AM from May to October. The Ainu have performed these ethnic dances in rituals and celebrations or other times for more than 800 years. They sing their unique songs while clapping their hands to the music.
Tomoko Kamishima @tomoko.kamishima
Japan is a small island nation, but we have a huge number of surprising things to discover here. Many of these delights can be found when you step off the main street onto small side paths. I really enjoy studying about and researching various aspects of traditional Japanese culture, and then sha...
