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::''"The Ainu lived in this place a hundred thousand years before the Children of the Sun came" is told in one of their legends.'' | ::''"The Ainu lived in this place a hundred thousand years before the Children of the Sun came" is told in one of their legends.'' | ||
| − | As the Ainu people originally did not have an [[alphabet]], they have orally transmitted [[literature]] such as tales, legends, experiences, and morals from generation to generation. | + | As the Ainu people originally did not have an [[alphabet]], they have orally transmitted [[literature]] such as tales, legends, experiences, and morals from generation to generation. They believe that gods are found in every phenomenon and object. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 21:30, February 14, 2008
The Ainu are a Japanese indigenous and minority people, with a distinct culture and language.
This ethnic group lives mainly in Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin.
- "The Ainu lived in this place a hundred thousand years before the Children of the Sun came" is told in one of their legends.
As the Ainu people originally did not have an alphabet, they have orally transmitted literature such as tales, legends, experiences, and morals from generation to generation. They believe that gods are found in every phenomenon and object.
See also
External links
Ainu People of Japan.
Photograph by Tamoto Kenzo, ca. 1900.