| − | The Ainu are descended form Mongoloid travelers who in trun migrated from the Middle East after [[the great flood]]. | + | The Ainu are descended form Mongoloid travelers who in turn migrated from the Middle East after the [[Great flood]]. They arrive by canoe in Hokkaido just before the Jomon Period.[[http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2244.html]] |