📜 Indigenous Ainu settlement on the southern shore of Lake Akan, preserving and sharing Ainu culture. 🔍 Home to about 120 Ainu people from 36 families, offering cultural experiences through traditional restaurants, gift shops, a museum, and a theatre. # Why Go 🎭 Experience Ainu culture through dance, music, and ceremonies. 🎨 Discover traditional wood carvings, musical instruments, embroidery, and crafts. 🍽️ Taste authentic Ainu cuisine in local restaurants. 🚶 Explore the largest Ainu settlement in Hokkaido. 🌳 Experience Ainu lifestyle of coexistence with nature. # Tips 🗣️ Ainu guides available, some tours conducted in English. Consider joining a guided tour with Ainu locals. 🎶 Try playing the traditional mukkuri instrument. ⌚ Tour programs like "Forest Time" and "Lake Time" offer deeper cultural immersion. # Cost 💰 Varies by facility, some free access. # Hours 🕒 Daily, 10:00-22:00, hours vary by store/facility. # 🅿️ Parking Free parking available (50 spaces). # 🌐 Language English and Traditional Chinese pamphlets available.