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Bird flu outbreak in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2025, shows a poultry farm in Shiraoi in Hokkaido, northern Japan, after the confirmation of avian influenza, the first outbreak in Japan in fiscal 2025.

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Bird flu outbreak in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2025, shows a poultry farm in Shiraoi in Hokkaido, northern Japan, after the confirmation of avian influenza, the first outbreak in Japan in fiscal 2025.

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Ainu people hold ritual in Hokkaido

Indigenous Ainu people take part in a "kotan-nomi" ritual to celebrate the autumn harvest on Nov. 1, 2015, at a museum dedicated to the ethnic minority group in the Hokkaido town of Shiraoi, northern Japan.

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Ainu-themed museum in northern Japan

Yoshitaka Ito (R), Japanese minister for Ainu-related policies, visits Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Ainu-themed museum in northern Japan

Yoshitaka Ito, Japanese minister for Ainu-related policies, meets the press after visiting Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Ainu-themed museum in northern Japan

Yoshitaka Ito (2nd from R), Japanese minister for Ainu-related policies, visits Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 21, 2024.

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Traditional Ainu dance performed at Ainu Museum

SAPPORO, Japan - Women perform a traditional dance of the indigenous Ainu people in a traditional house at the Ainu Museum in Shiraoi town in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 10, 2014, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the museum's opening.

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Women perform Ainu dance for 30th anniversary of museum

SAPPORO, Japan - Women perform a traditional dance of the indigenous Ainu people in a traditional house at the Ainu Museum in Shiraoi town in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 10, 2014, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the museum's opening.

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National center for ethnic Ainu culture to be built

SAPPORO, Japan - A national center for handing down the culture of the Ainu indigenous people of northern Japan to future generations is planned to be built in the tract of land where the Ainu Museum sits in Shiraoi, Hokkaido. The photo was taken in May 2014.

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'Ainu' traditional dried salmon

SHIRAOI, Japan - A woman holds dried salmon at the Ainu Museum in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, as making of a traditional Ainu preservative food began at the museum. The Ainu are indigenous people of Japan.

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'Ainu' traditional dried salmon

SHIRAOI, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2010, at the Ainu Museum in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, shows thousands of salmon hanging to dry as part of a process of making a traditional Ainu preservative food. The Ainu are indigenous people of Japan.

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

SHIRAOI, Japan - This combination photo shows the moon being totally eclipsed by Earth over Shiraoi in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Dec. 21, 2010.

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

SHIRAOI, Japan - The moon being totally eclipsed by Earth is seen behind a model of salmon at a souvenir shop in Shiraoi in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido at 5:26 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2010.

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

SHIRAOI, Japan - The moon being totally eclipsed by Earth is seen behind a model of a bear at a souvenir shop in Shiraoi in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido at 5:22 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2010.

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

SHIRAOI, Japan - A total eclipse of the moon is observed in Shiraoi in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido at 5:46 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2010.

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Ainu salmon preservation method put into practice

Some 130 salmon are hung in cold winds to preserve the fish using a traditional technique of the Ainu indigenous people in Shiraoi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 13, 2021.

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Ainu salmon preservation method put into practice

Some 130 salmon are hung in cold winds to preserve the fish using a traditional technique of the Ainu indigenous people in Shiraoi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 13, 2021.

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Ainu salmon preservation method put into practice

Some 130 salmon are hung in cold winds to preserve the fish using a traditional technique of the Ainu indigenous people in Shiraoi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 13, 2021.

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Ainu salmon preservation method put into practice

Some 130 salmon are hung in cold winds to preserve the fish using a traditional technique of the Ainu indigenous people in Shiraoi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 13, 2021.

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Ainu-themed complex in northern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato (2nd from R) visits the "Upopoy" Ainu-themed complex in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on July 17, 2021, to mark the first anniversary of its opening. The complex including the National Ainu Museum, dedicated to the indigenous Ainu people of northern Japan, opened on July 12, 2020.

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Ainu-themed complex in northern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato (C) visits the "Upopoy" Ainu-themed complex in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on July 17, 2021, to mark the first anniversary of its opening. The complex including the National Ainu Museum, dedicated to the indigenous Ainu people of northern Japan, opened on July 12, 2020.

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Ainu-themed complex in northern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato (R) visits the "Upopoy" Ainu-themed complex in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on July 17, 2021, to mark the first anniversary of its opening. The complex including the National Ainu Museum, dedicated to the indigenous Ainu people of northern Japan, opened on July 12, 2020.

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Ainu-themed complex in northern Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato (facing camera)visits the "Upopoy" Ainu-themed complex in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on July 17, 2021, to mark the first anniversary of its opening. The complex including the National Ainu Museum, dedicated to the indigenous Ainu people of northern Japan, opened on July 12, 2020.

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Salmons placed in cold wind for Ainu's preservative food

Photo taken Dec. 14, 2015, at the Ainu Museum in the town of Shiraoi in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido shows salmon hung outside as part of a preserving proces. Smoked salmon is a traditional food of the Ainu indigenous people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Salmons placed in cold wind for Ainu's preservative food

Photo taken Dec. 14, 2015, at the Ainu Museum in the town of Shiraoi in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido shows salmon hung outside as part of a preserving process. Smoked salmon is a traditional food of the Ainu indigenous people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ainu, indigenous people of Japan

An autumn Ainu festival is held at the Ainu Museum in the town of Shiraoi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 1, 2015. Ainu people from across Hokkaido took part in the event and offered prayers to thank gods. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ainu, indigenous people of Japan

A woman plays a traditional Ainu musical instrument made of bamboo at the Ainu Museum in the town of Shiraoi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Oct. 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ainu, indigenous people of Japan

Yuji Yamada, 61, carves figures such as a bear and an owl out of wood to create traditional Ainu artworks in the town of Shiraoi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 1, 2015. Yamada said each carving pattern has a meaning and represents gratitude to nature. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ainu, indigenous people of Japan

Photo taken Nov. 22, 2015, shows Lake Poroto in the town of Shiraoi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The Ainu Museum is seen on the lakeside at bottom right. A new national museum aimed at reviving Ainu culture is also scheduled to be built in the area in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ainu, indigenous people of Japan

Traditional cuisine is prepared for ancestors during an autumn Ainu festival in the town of Shiraoi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 1, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ainu, indigenous people of Japan

Women wearing traditional Ainu clothes sing and dance before tourists at the Ainu Museum in the town of Shiraoi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Oct. 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ainu people in northern Japan making smoked salmon

Scores of dried salmon are hung from a beam for smoking in a traditional house at the Ainu Museum featuring the ethnic minority in Shiraoi on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido on March 25, 2015. Smoked salmon is a traditional preserved food item for the indigenous Ainu people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ainu Museum making smoked-salmon

Photo taken March 25, 2015, at the Ainu Museum in the northern Japan town of Shiraoi shows smoked-salmon, a preservative food, hanging from an open-timbered roof, and people performing a traditional dance of the Ainu indigenous people. Fillets of the salmon will be sold at the museum from early May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. envoy to Japan visits ethnic Ainu museum in Hokkaido

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) watches an ethnic Ainu woman weave a straw mat during her visit to the Ainu Museum Poroto Kotan in Shiraoi in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Feb. 3, 2015. It is Kennedy's first visit to Hokkaido as ambassador. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. envoy to Japan visits Ainu museum, meets Hokkaido governor

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L), wearing a traditional costume of the Ainu ethnic minority in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, meets with Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi during her visit to the Ainu Museum Poroto Kotan in Shiraoi on Feb. 3, 2015. It is Kennedy's first visit to Hokkaido as ambassador. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant transfers the Olympic flame to a cauldron during an alternative event for the relay held at the "Upopoy" Ainu-themed complex in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on June 13, 2021, on behalf of the other 86 people who were unable to run on public roads due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant transfers the Olympic flame to a cauldron during an alternative event for the relay held at the "Upopoy" Ainu-themed complex in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on June 13, 2021, on behalf of the other 86 people who were unable to run on public roads due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant transfers the Olympic flame to a cauldron during an alternative event for the relay held at the "Upopoy" Ainu-themed complex in Shiraoi on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on June 13, 2021, on behalf of the other 86 people who were unable to run on public roads due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Emperor views Ainu performance

SHIRAOI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) talks to performers after viewing a traditional dance of the Ainu indigenous people at the Ainu Museum in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 11, 2011. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Women perform Ainu dance for 30th anniversary of museum

SAPPORO, Japan - Women perform a traditional dance of the indigenous Ainu people in a traditional house at the Ainu Museum in Shiraoi town in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 10, 2014, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the museum's opening. (Kyodo)

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'Ainu' traditional dried salmon

SHIRAOI, Japan - A woman holds dried salmon at the Ainu Museum in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, as making of a traditional Ainu preservative food began at the museum. The Ainu are indigenous people of Japan. (Kyodo)

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'Ainu' traditional dried salmon

SHIRAOI, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2010, at the Ainu Museum in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, shows thousands of salmon hanging to dry as part of a process of making a traditional Ainu preservative food. The Ainu are indigenous people of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

SHIRAOI, Japan - This combination photo shows the moon being totally eclipsed by Earth over Shiraoi in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Dec. 21, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

SHIRAOI, Japan - A total eclipse of the moon is observed in Shiraoi in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido at 5:46 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

SHIRAOI, Japan - The moon being totally eclipsed by Earth is seen behind a model of a bear at a souvenir shop in Shiraoi in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido at 5:22 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

SHIRAOI, Japan - The moon being totally eclipsed by Earth is seen behind a model of salmon at a souvenir shop in Shiraoi in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido at 5:26 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Upopoi, a symbolic space for ethnic coexistence

A view of Poroto Lake from the Panoramic Lobby on the second floor of the National Museum of Ainu Folk Art in Upopoi, Shiraoi Town, Hokkaido. (Media preview)

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Giant Bear Monument

A giant brown bear and a salmon are on the roof of the Amimoto Emotional Market Crab Palace located along Route 36 in Shiraoi Town in the Hokkaido Birefu Region. It has become a symbol of the restaurant.

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Ainu museum in northern Japan

A dance is performed at the "Upopoy" Ainu-themed complex in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on July 12, 2020. The complex including the National Ainu Museum, dedicated to the indigenous Ainu people of northern Japan, opened the same day about three months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Ainu museum in northern Japan

People visit the "Upopoy" Ainu-themed complex in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on July 12, 2020. The complex including the National Ainu Museum, dedicated to the indigenous Ainu people of northern Japan, opened about three months behind schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.