Our Projects

Promotion of the Ainu culture

3. Dissemination of Ainu culture

Subsidizing traditional craftwork exhibitions and releases

    This is a project aiming to enhance the motivation, knowledge and skill of passing on traditional industrial art of the Ainu by partially subsidizing individuals and groups engaged in excellent craftwork exhibitions and releases.

Dispatch of advisors

    In response to requests from culture groups and schools that are trying to deepen their understanding of the Ainu's lifestyle and culture, or to learn Ainu skills, people with expertise or experience are dispatched as "advisors on Ainu cultural activities" for the promotion of Ainu culture.
  • Total number of commissioned advisors: 287 (as of Jun 1, 2008)

Craftwork exhibitions

    This is a project aimed at promoting the understanding of Ainu culture among the general public and enhancing the desire of the Ainu to transmit their culture by holding exhibitions on Ainu craftwork, including folk costumes, daily tools and ritualistic tools, owned by museums and other facilities within and outside of Japan.

    <Scheduled dates of exhibitions in 2008>
    "Ainu Collections -University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthopology Hiller Collections 2008-"
  • August 10 (Sun.) - September 28 (Sun.) Niigata Prefectural Museum of History(NagaokaI, Niigata)
  • November 1(Sat.) - december 14(Sun.) Asahikawa City Museum (Asahikawa, Hokkaido)
  　<Mini-craftwork Exhibition>
  • july 12 (Sat.) - August 17 (Sun.) Tomakomai City Museum (Tomakomai, Hokkaido)


Cultural Festival

    This is a project to promote the national understanding of the Ainu and Ainu culture by holding the Ainu Cultural Festival, which aims to comprehensively introduce Ainu dancing, music and other cultural events to the general public both inside and outside Hokkaido.

    <Scheduled dates of the Festival in 2008>
  • September 6 (Sat.) Muroran Citizen Hall (Muroran, Hokkaido)
  • October 4 (Sat.) Wakayama Citizen Hall(Wakayama,Wakayama)
  • November 1 (Sat.) Tokyo International Forum (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)