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ABASHIRI, Hokkaido -- The largest collection in Japan of cultural artifacts related to the Uilta people, a indigenous minority also known as the Oroks who migrated from Sakhalin to Hokkaido after the ...

MUKAWA, Hokkaido--A museum here is offering free rentals of a full-size skeletal replica of a newly discovered dinosaur, but delivery and assembly will cost a few bones. The Mukawa Development of ...

The first Homo sapiens to arrive in the Americas may have originated in a region covering today’s Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the ...

HOKKAIDO, JAPAN (Aug. 8, 2017) - During a walk near a reservoir in a small Japanese town, amateur collectors made the discovery of their lives - the first and oldest fossil bird ever identified in ...

Previously slated to open in April 2020, the Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, was unfortunately delayed due to Covid-19 coronavirus. Better late than never, Upopoy finally ...

The tourist information centre in the small town of Shiraoi is not just a great spot to grab some souvenirs, it also offers an insight into how the first settlers of Japan’s Hokkaido island have ...

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Must feel culturally strange, after all, these are strange times, however necessary under the circumstances. The traditional Ainu dance and musical performances are a must see. Great news. Hopefully ...