I was lucky enough to be invited along to an Ainu cooking class in Sapporo. It was a great experience with some delicious food. I did my best here to not only share the experience but to try and humbly give an account of the Ainu.
The historical footage is from “Beautiful Japan” shot in 1918 by Benjamin Brodsky.
Creating “direct lines” in cultural interaction is nearly an impossible task. Another, slightly different view to what I mention in the video, is that the Tohoku Yayoi and Epi-Jomon formed to make the Satsumon. The Satsumon and Okhotsk then joined to make the Ainu. Neither of these models will ever be completely accurate as culture is permeable without hard edges and interactions and connection can be extremely intricate. Factor into that one’s own identity and their own (probably not universal amongst the entire population) view of culture/group identity and the answer by becomes even more convoluted. The point is that any way you look at it, the Ainu have a deep tie to the area.
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That was really cool. I didn’t even know about the Ainu until today. Thank you for sharing!!