Best Western Hotel Sapporo Nakajima Koen

The Best Western Hotel Sapporo Nakajima Koen in Sapporo is very close to Nakajima Koen subway station on the Namboku Line and the attractions in Nakajima Park such as the Hoheikan, the Sapporo Astronomical Observatory and the Hassoan teahouse.

The 278 guest rooms at the Best Western Hotel Sapporo Nakajima Koen offer excellent, modern facilities and the hotel has a restaurant, bar, Internet access and cable TV.

The Best Western Hotel Sapporo Nakajima Koen in Sapporo was built in 2010 and is a short walk from Nakajima Koen and close to Sapporo city center by subway.

The Best Western Hotel Sapporo Nakajima Koen
10-10 Nishi 3-chome
Minami 8-jo
Chuo-ku
Sapporo
064-0808
Tel: 011-530-4055
Best Western Nakajima Park Sapporo Map

Ainu Dress

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The Ainu are the indigenous people of northern Japan, Hokkaido and parts of Russia, though few or no pure blood Ainu now remain.

The Ainu were only formally recognised as an indigenous group in 2008 after over 130 years of forced assimilation since the colonization of Hokkaido beginning in the early years of the Meiji Period (1868-1912).

Traditional Ainu dress was a calf-length robe made from the soft bark of the elm tree, known as attusi or attush and tied at the waist with a sash. The geometric designs on the hems and straight sleeves are particularly beautiful.

The methods of Ainu stitching still survive and you can buy Auni style bags and Aini headbands from our sister site GoodsFromJapan.com

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