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