Ethnic groups of Japan - Wikipedia
Among the several native ethnic groups of Japan, the predominant group are the Yamato Japanese, who trace their origins back to the Yayoi period and have held political dominance since the Asuka period.
Ainu people - Wikipedia
The Ainu are an indigenous ethnic group who reside in northern Japan and Southeastern Russia, including Hokkaido and the Tōhoku region of Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, such as Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Khabarovsk Krai.
Ainu | Definition, Culture, & Language | Britannica
2024年10月24日 · Ainu, indigenous people of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands who were culturally and physically distinct from their Japanese neighbours until the second part of the 20th century.
Japan’s forgotten indigenous people - BBC
2020年5月20日 · Japan’s indigenous people, the Ainu, were the earliest settlers of Hokkaido, Japan’s northern island. But most travellers will not have heard of them.
Yamato people - Wikipedia
The Wajin (also known as Wa or Wō) or Yamato were the names early China used to refer to an ethnic group living in Japan around the time of the Three Kingdoms period.
The Untold Story of Japan's First People – SAPIENS
2017年10月25日 · A few years before The Golden Kamuy came out, a prominent Japanese nationalist, artist Yoshinori Kobayashi, published a manga challenging the idea of the Ainu people and indigeneity in Japan. Kobayashi and other nationalists believe that all Japan belongs to just one founding ethnic group: the Japanese.
Ainu Culture – Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park
The Ainu culture is distinctive, with a language that is unrelated to Japanese, a spirituality that holds that spirits dwell in every part of the natural world, traditional dances that are performed at family events and festivals, and crafts such as wood carving and embroidery that incorporate unique patterns.
Japan’s Ainu Indigenous People - Travel Japan - Japan National ...
2019年4月7日 · Since time immemorial, the indigenous Ainu people have inhabited the northern region of the Japanese archipelago, particularly Hokkaido. Their ancient culture includes a unique language, religious beliefs centered on deep respect for …
AINU: THEIR HISTORY, ART, LIFE, RITUALS, CLOTHES AND BEARS
The origin of the Ainu is a mystery. Genetically they more similar to dark-skinned groups found in Southeast Asia than the Japanese or Koreans. In Japanese history the period between 10,000 and 400 B.C. is known as the Jomon Period. The people who lived at this time are regarded as Japan's first major culture.
The Ainu: History of the Indigenous people of Japan - The …
2023年8月22日 · The Ainu are believed to have inhabited the Japanese archipelago long before the emergence of the Yamato Japanese, the ethnic majority in Japan today. Historically, they occupied the northern regions, mainly present-day Hokkaido, as well as parts of the Russian Far East, such as the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin.