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Senju, Makuubetsu-cho, was once called "Chilot (Chilot) Village". Hakuto is the Ainu word for "chirirokuto," meaning "swamp where the birds sit. It is said that the Ainu people settled in Shiroto Village in 1749 (Kan'en 2), and many of them are said to have migrated from the Kitami area.
The Ezo Culture and Archaeology Museum, established by the late Kikutaro Yoshida, the Ainu leader of the White Kotan (village), preserves valuable cultural assets left by the ancestors of the Ainu people.
Business Hours
Open 10:00-16:00
regular closing day
Closed on Tuesdays (if Tuesday is a national holiday, the museum will be open on Tuesday and closed the following Wednesday)
Fee
Admission free
Location
114-1 Senju, Makubetsu-cho
The information is current as of March 2021.
Please check the official website for details.
