Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Memorial Museum

Must experience to have to know about a long lost rich Ainu culture !

Kaneto Kawamura Ainu Museum was a last minute find for us in Asahikawa and it was worth a visit. We called the museum around 1pm and the lady in charge very kindly accommodated us for a guided museum ...

Worth a visit to learn more about these Indigenous people from Hokkaido

Very interesting museum describing the Aynu culture amd history. The stuffed animals were incredible and the artefacts very interesting.

small museum, big history!

It's a small museum, but very informative and also run by an Ainu man. There are some English language signs and leaflets. The buildings are in traditional Ainu style. Get a number 24 bus from the cit...

worth the walk

having spent 2 weeks travelling around Hokkaido this was the best and most informative of the various Ainu attractions. quite tricky to find as on a side street - we used google maps plus the visitor ...

Ainu History

Great little museum, original building from early 1900's and wonderful displays of old photos and samples of clothing, skis, dugouts, art and tools! Woman in charge does needle traditional needlework ...