10 Fascinating Facts About the Ainu

When many people think of Japan, they think of a largely ethnically homogenous nation; while it’s a land of diverse styles, an insular history and sometimes restrictive culture presents a strong image of the people of Japan as being all (or nearly all) very similar. It may come as a surprise to learn that in spite of being a relatively small country, Japan has several distinct ethnic subgroups, including an indigenous culture known as the Ainu. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Our other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ/ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw/ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: 10 Horrifying Archaeological Discoveries (Part IV) https://youtu.be/4A5qApu03wQ Grim and Horrifying Archaeological Discoveries (Part 3) https://youtu.be/hTzGQ9R-X3Y Text version: https://ift.tt/3ipmJ5r Coming up: 10. Japan only officially recognized the Ainu last year 9. Ainu origins are difficult to trace 8. Ainu culture is very different from Japanese culture 7. Ainu spiritual beliefs go back hundreds of years 6. The Ainu aren’t only in Japan 5. Ainu children traditionally don’t get “real” names until 2 or 3 years old 4. The Ainu language is in danger of going extinct 3. Ainu traditionally hunted with custom-poisoned spears and arrows 2.. The Ainu have faced historically terrible discrimination 1. The Ainu people were nearly wiped out in the 19th and 20th centuries Source/Further reading: https://ift.tt/33kx0tD https://ift.tt/2RjYOsr https://ift.tt/3hndu4z https://ift.tt/2ZurxPE https://ift.tt/2GO2pgg https://ift.tt/3hkAukB https://ift.tt/32nE0GB https://ift.tt/3hrdtwx https://ift.tt/2GO2q3O https://ift.tt/2DTyRNc https://ift.tt/3k9P9B6 https://ift.tt/3bVwR3M https://ift.tt/2GO2qAQ https://ift.tt/32mw3l6 https://ift.tt/3k9Ec2q https://ift.tt/2FsV45a https://ift.tt/32oK2XO https://ift.tt/35CdOtQ https://ift.tt/3hpSgms https://ift.tt/32oemBF https://ift.tt/2RjQlFD https://ift.tt/2ZuaNba https://ift.tt/3mfcROb https://ift.tt/3khuNpL https://ift.tt/33rCgvk https://ift.tt/2FsV8BW https://ift.tt/2RhvW40 https://ift.tt/3bP1asO https://ift.tt/3k40mmK https://ift.tt/33miXUm