What Akanko Ainu Kotan is known for
Akanko Ainu Kotan is Hokkaido's largest Ainu settlement, a village of craftspeople whose shops sell traditional Ainu woodcarvings, embroidery and folk crafts. The community sits alongside the Ikor theatre at Lake Akan.
Best for — Traditional Ainu woodcarving and folk crafts
Lake Akan, Hokkaido, Japan
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