National Ainu Museum

The National Ainu Museum (国立アイヌ民族博物館, Kokuritsu Ainu Minzoku Hakubutsukan) is a museum located in Shiraoi, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was originally scheduled to open on April 24th, 2020. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the opening was rescheduled several times. Initially, it was rescheduled to open at the end of May, 2020, then the opening was postponed again until July 19th. The official opening date is now officially on July 12th[1]. It will serve as one of the three main facilities of Upopoy (meaning "singing in a large group"), alongside the National Ainu Park, and a memorial site on high ground on the east side of Lake Poroto (ポロト湖) where Ainu services will be held.[2][3]

Upopoy - National Ainu Museum
国立アイヌ民族博物館
Lake Poroto, overlooked by the new museum
General information
Address2-3-4 Wakakusa-chō
Town or cityShiraoi, Hokkaidō
CountryJapan
Coordinates42°33′41″N 141°22′01″E
Opened19 July 2020 (Scheduled)
Cost1200￥ - Adult (General)

960￥ - Adult (Group)
600￥ - High School Student (General)
480￥ - High School Student (Group)

Free - Junior High School Student and Under
Website
Official website

Exhibits will be displayed according to six principal themes: the Ainu language, Ainu history, Ainu views of the world, Ainu livelihoods (hunting, gathering, fishing, farming), Ainu lifestyles (food, clothing, shelters, music, dance), and Ainu trade and exchange with surrounding peoples, including projected "multicultural coexistence" in the Japan of the future.[2]

The museum's mission is "to promote a proper understanding and awareness of Ainu history and culture in Japan and elsewhere out of respect for the dignity of the indigenous Ainu people, while contributing to the creation and development of new aspects of Ainu culture".[2]

The new National Museum supersedes and replaces the former Ainu Museum, which closed on the 31st of March, 2018 to make way for the new museum.[4] The former museum was nestled beside a traditional Ainu village, a kotan. This traditional village will remain in place on the west side of the grounds for visitors to experience a taste of traditional Ainu life.

See also

References
  1. "Important Announcements - National Ainu Museum to open on July 12". National Ainu Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. "Upopoy" (PDF). The Foundation for Ainu Culture. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. 国立アイヌ民族博物館 [Ainu National Museum] (PDF) (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. "Ainu Museum". Ainu Museum. Retrieved 24 August 2019.



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