A contest of woodcraft and modern creative works using traditional Ainu skills was held for three days from July 10 at the "Kaderu 2.7 Exhibition Hall" in Sapporo. Although there were magnificent works of clothing with Ainu patterns that give them an original artistic flavor and unique hunting gear; unfortunately, some of the skills used in creating these have already been lost. Aiming to restore lost skills and promote modern creative activities using such skills, this contest awards excellent works in order to develop the skills and encourage artistic activities.

[Divisions of Contestants]

1. Division of traditional weaving and embroidery(Traditional Weaving)
   Women, knitted, embroidered pieces of work that restore or revive traditional Ainu handicrafts using traditional techniques.
2. Division of traditional woodcraft(Traditional Woodcraft)
   Woodcraft works that restore or revive traditional Ainu handicrafts using traditional techniques.
3. Division of general Ainu works(General Work)
   Traditional handicrafts or modern creative works that do not fit the above divisions 1 or 2.

[List of Prize Winners]

• 1st prize
  Kozue Sato(Obihiro) Cijiri -- Traditional weaving
  Shigee Ota(Asahikawa) Citarape -- Traditional weavingt
  Toru Kaizawa(Biratori) Hunted frogs and mice -- General work

• 2nd prize
  Shigeno Kitagawa(Obihiro) Tapestry -- General work
  Junichi Noto(Rubeshibe) Parent and child Blakiston's fish owls -- General work

• 3rd prize
  Tomomi Tsuya(Sapporo) Kaparamip -- Traditional weaving
  Towako Saito(Asahikawa) Saranip -- Traditional weaving
  Ikuko Okada(Shiraoi) Ruunpe -- Traditional weaving
  Setsuko Tajima(Shiraoi) Tapestry -- General work
  Shigeru Araki(Sapporo) Parent and child bears -- General work
  Shinobu Sugimura(Sapporo) Ita -- Traditional woodcraft
  Kiyoko Mamiya(Ishikari) Cikarkarpe -- Traditional weaving
  Yuko Fukumoto(Sapporo) Hos -- Traditional weaving
  Tokuhei Akibe(Kushiro) Tonkori -- Traditional woodcraft
  Makiko Kirimoto(Mitsuishi) Ruunpe -- Traditional weaving