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Kotan (village)
A kotan (Katakana: コタン) is a traditional settlement of the Ainu people. Introduction Due to the scarcity of primary source materials (as the Ainu did not have a Writing system, system of writing), all studies on the Ainu kotan (based on Russian language, Russian, Japanese language, Japanese, and English language, English works) will have different analyzations and opinions, varying largely depending on the researchers and the duration of their work. The word ''kotan'' is often erroneously translated to as a "village"; the term generally applies to all human settlements, regardless of their size. For example, in the Ainu translation of the Bible, Rome and Jerusalem are referred to as ''yerusalem kotan'' and ''roma kotan'', respectively. Description Unlike other Hunter-gatherer, hunter gatherers, who did not settle in one place at any given time, the Ainu were highly dependent on fishing, therefore they settled by places that had good fishing (like river Estuary, estua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biratori Ainu-Kotan Circa 1930
( ain, ピラ・ウトゥル, translit=pira-utur) is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name of the town means 'between the rocky cliffs' in the Ainu language. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 5,305 and a population density, density of 7.1 persons per km2. The total area is 743.16 km2. Ainu culture The Nibutani Dam was constructed in district on the Saru River, though there was a strong objection due to a sacred meaning of the place for indigenous Ainu people. Nibutani is the site of the Ainu Cultural center. Nibutani's best known son is perhaps Shigeru Kayano, a 20th-century advocate for the Ainu and Ainu language and culture. The cultural landscape along the Saru River consisting of Ainu people, Ainu traditions and modern settlement within Biratori has been designated an Cultural Landscapes of Japan, Important Cultural Landscape. Economy Biratori is primarily an agricultural town, growing man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
