Tracing Isabella Bird's Journey and Ainu Cultural Experience in iwor Forest, Biratori Town, Hokkaido

• Follow the route taken by British female traveler Isabella Bird when she visited Biratori in 1878, observing the changes in the region over time.
• Visit the Biratori Town Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum to learn about tools and materials used by the Ainu.
• Explore the forest with local Ainu guides to experience the Ainu culture that has been transformed across the past, present, and future.
• Learn about their initiative, "Managing Forests for the Next 300 Years to preserve and inherit the Ainu Culture."
• Savor traditional Ainu home dishes for lunch at a recreated cise (traditional Ainu house) in a kotan (Ainu village).

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