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July 27th 2016
Published: December 25th 2017
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Geo: 42.387, 141.01816 - 25 July 2016 From Tokyo to Kyoto, Himeji, Naoshima in the Inland Sea and Hokkaido.Gilli departed early on the 16th and we left Anna & James in Tokyo to enjoy their last couple of days alone and then set off back to Kyoto. The reason for this is that Kyoto has an annual festival, the Gion Matsuri Festival which lasts the whole of July in Gion but with the highlight, a proc... Read Full Entry



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Salmon skin shoes.Salmon skin shoes.
Salmon skin shoes.
Fishing expedition.Fishing expedition.
Fishing expedition.
Stripping bark from trees.Stripping bark from trees.
Stripping bark from trees.
Hunting cloak.Hunting cloak.
Hunting cloak.
JewelleryJewellery
Jewellery
Used in rituals. The materials were acquired through barter with other peoples.
Traditional Ainu outfit.Traditional Ainu outfit.
Traditional Ainu outfit.
Grass shoesGrass shoes
Grass shoes
Another style of grass shoeAnother style of grass shoe
Another style of grass shoe
DollsDolls
Dolls
Prayer sticks carefully carved.Prayer sticks carefully carved.
Prayer sticks carefully carved.
Surprisingly this is a young Ainu womanSurprisingly this is a young Ainu woman
Surprisingly this is a young Ainu woman
The dark shape around the mouth is a tattoo.
Playing the mouth harp.Playing the mouth harp.
Playing the mouth harp.
Lovely sound from this instrument.Lovely sound from this instrument.
Lovely sound from this instrument.
Bear cageBear cage
Bear cage
Salmon hanging near fireSalmon hanging near fire
Salmon hanging near fire
Smoked in the houseSmoked in the house
Smoked in the house
Demonstration of embroidery.Demonstration of embroidery.
Demonstration of embroidery.
Interestingly it was mainly chain stitch the same as used in Europe.
Prayer sticksPrayer sticks
Prayer sticks
The Ainu used prayer and magic in their rituals.
Old photograph of Ainu houseOld photograph of Ainu house
Old photograph of Ainu house
A tough looking PeopleA tough looking People
A tough looking People
Fishing photographFishing photograph
Fishing photograph



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