National Ainu Museum
The Ainu Museum, also known as Porotokotan, is a former museum in Shiraoi, Hokkaidō, Japan. The facility began its existence in 1976 as the Shiraoi Foundation for the Preservation of Ainu Culture.Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Photo: Kamuysama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: former museum in Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as: “Ainu Museum” and “The Ainu Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Upopoy and Shiraoi Station.
Upopoy
Museum
The National Ainu Museum is a museum located in Shiraoi, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is situated within the grounds of Upopoy, a park complex that serves as a "symbolic space for ethnic harmony". Upopoy is situated 110 metres northwest of National Ainu Museum.
Shiraoi Station
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shiraoi Station is a train station in Shiraoi, Shiraoi District, Hokkaidō, Japan. Shiraoi Station is situated 730 metres southwest of National Ainu Museum.
Historical remains of the Sendai clan’s fort in Shiraoi
Park
Photo: AITNIM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Historical remains of the Sendai clan’s fort in Shiraoi is a park, which is situated 2 km west of National Ainu Museum.
National Ainu Museum
- Categories: Ainu museum, defunct museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Shiraoi, Shiraoi district, Central Circuit, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
42.55967° or 42° 33′ 35″ northLongitude
141.36594° or 141° 21′ 57″ eastLevels
2Open location code
8RJ3H958+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 825705608OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q10333378
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“National Ainu Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿伊努民族博物館”
- Fulah: “Ainu Museum”
- Japanese: “アイヌ民族博物館”
- Japanese: “ポロトコタン”
- Kadazan Dusun: “Muzium Ainu”
- Portuguese: “Museu Ainu de Shiraoi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include エントランス棟 and 歓迎の広場.
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