"Ainu Shinyoshu," or "Collection of Ainu Songs of Gods," compiled by author Chiri Yukie, has recently been translated into dozens of languages. The compilation, first published in 1923, contains ...

The protagonist of “Kamui no Uta” (Songs of Kamui) named Teru is modeled ... but she is rejected due to being of Ainu descent. She becomes the first Ainu student to enter a vocational ...

While on the island, he creates a transcript of the language of its indigenous inhabitants, the Ainu people. Piłsudski is much better known there, as in Poland he is greatly overshadowed by his ...

Upopoy occupies an about 10-hectare site. Visitors can experience Ainu song and dance performances. Yamamichi Yomaru is an Ainu who works at Upopoy. The 31-year-old was raised in the town of ...

Ainu Mosir features a scene from the Marimo Festival, an important event in Ainu Kotan. Shige, who lives in Shiranuka, more than 80 kilometers from Lake Akan, also participated in this festival.

Watch the presentation "A New Mobile Life for Endangered Languages" here: Ainu is a language isolate, meaning it isn’t related to any other known language. Historically, it’s the language of ...