Kayano Shigeru Nibutani Ainu Museum

Wheelchair accessible

I stayed in Yanto for a few nights, right next to this museum, which I really loved. Firstly, I use a walking stick, so it was so appreciated that this museum is wheelchair accessable with a ramp out ...

Enjoy the world of GOLDEN KAMUY in this museum compound!

Nibutani is a very unique community in Biratori and actually in entire Japan in that the community has many residents who are of Ainu origin whose ancestors used to live in northeaster part of Honshu,...

An important testimony of Shigeru Kayano legacy

Shigeru Kayano was the first Ainu to sit in the National Diet. His lifetime effort to preserve Ainu culture is tangible in this collection of Ainu cultural artifacts. I loved the small-scale, the inti...

Not well organized

As a resource center, there is a plenty of information but all the items looked kind of shaggy and not well maintained. It has a big hall for lecture so its purpose is not to really appreciate the art...

Heroes of the modern Ainu.

Original Text

I learned about Mr. Shigeru Susono's achievements for the first time. I knew the story of becoming a member of the diet, but I learned about the life of socially appealing to the Ainu problem after cooperating with Dr. Kanedaichi from the general public with the aim of improving the human rights and status of the Ainu. It's a hero in the local community.