Hokkaido produce, attractions introduced at Milan Expo

Hokkaido produce, attractions introduced at Milan Expo

Oki, a musician from Japan, plays a traditional instrument of Japan's indigenous Ainu people at the Japan Pavilion of the Expo Milano in Milan on Oct. 6, 2015, in an event to promote Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. They Ainu are the indigenous people of Hokkaido and surrounding areas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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