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MUKAWA, Hokkaido--A museum here is offering free rentals of a full-size skeletal replica of a newly discovered dinosaur, but delivery and assembly will cost a few bones. The Mukawa Development of ...

ABASHIRI, Hokkaido -- The largest collection in Japan of cultural artifacts related to the Uilta people, a indigenous minority also known as the Oroks who migrated from Sakhalin to Hokkaido after the ...

SAPPORO -- A museum in this northern Japan city that harmonizes with nature in a large forest is considered the masterpiece of a pioneer of architectural acoustics. Elaborate steel decor is seen at ...

"Frozen" has taken Japan and the world by storm, smashing through sales records and bringing a flurry of promotional items. One of the most iconic scenes in the film is Elsa singing "Let it Go" while ...

HOKKAIDO, JAPAN (Aug. 8, 2017) - During a walk near a reservoir in a small Japanese town, amateur collectors made the discovery of their lives - the first and oldest fossil bird ever identified in ...

Previously slated to open in April 2020, the Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, was unfortunately delayed due to Covid-19 coronavirus. Better late than never, Upopoy finally ...

An oddly shaped fossil in Hokkaido turned out to be a new species of ammonite, spiral-shaped marine creatures from ancient ...

Referring to a series of 12 portraits painted by samurai artist Kakizaki Hakyo in 1790, the Ishuretsuzo depict the Ainu chieftains of Ezo (Hokkaido), clothed in vivid, elaborately decorated ...

(SPOT.ph) Ahh, Sapporo. It was love at frost sight, from the icy white city that greeted us as we stepped off the plane to the serene vision of snow gently falling in the woods. Japan is always a good ...

Must feel culturally strange, after all, these are strange times, however necessary under the circumstances. The traditional Ainu dance and musical performances are a must see. Great news. Hopefully ...