Akanko (Lake Akan) and Akan Ainu Kotan – Experience Hokkaido’s Fall Season ②

Akanko (Lake Akan) and Akan Ainu Kotan – Experience Hokkaido’s Fall Season ② There are about roughly 36 stores and approximately 130 Ainu residences located at the Akan Ainu Kotan, known as the Hokkaido’s largest Ainu tribe settlement in Japan. Here in the main street on both sides, you will find an array of localized […]


MASCOTS around Japan : Bringing Good Luck and Protection, The Wise “Fukurou” of Hokkaido

To the Japanese owls are a symbol of good luck and protection. Sacred to the Ainu people – Hokkaido’s indigenous tribe, Ezo Shima Fukurou is frequently referred to as Kotan-kor Kamuy (divine being). MASCOTS around Japan : Bringing Good Luck and Protection, The Wise “Fukurou” of Hokkaido To the Japanese owls are a symbol of […]