Ainu Culture Transmission National Facility Completed Hokkaido Shiraoicho December 19 15:35
In order to disseminate Ainu culture, buildings such as the National Museum, which is being developed for the opening in April next year in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, were completed, and part of it was opened on the 19th.
“Ethnic Symbiotic Symbolic Space” = Nickname Upopoi is a national facility that transmits Ainu culture, and the government has spent over 20 billion yen. It will open in Shiraoi on April 24 next year.
The main building has been completed, and a part of it was released to the news media on the 19th.
Among them, the first National Museum in Northern Japan “Ainu Folk Museum” is 3 stories above ground and has a total floor area of 8600 square meters.
Exhibits will be brought into the future, but in the “Basic Exhibition Room”, the history, life, and work of Ainu people are divided into six themes to convey the Ainu culture.
The “Experience Exchange Hall” is designed to eliminate the level difference between the stage and the spectator seats, so that visitors can participate.
Shiro Sasaki, the museum's preparatory office, said, “I have created a wonderful building, so I want to enhance the contents. I want to make it a museum where you can always see new things.”