Sapporo Ainu Culture Promotion Center | |
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札幌市アイヌ文化交流センター | |
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General information | |
Address | 27 Koganeyu, Minami-ku |
Town or city | Sapporo, Hokkaido |
Country | Japan |
Coordinates | 42°58′08″N 141°13′11″E / 42.968893°N 141.219768°E |
Opened | 20 December 2003 [1] |
Website | |
Official website ( ja) |
The Sapporo Ainu Culture Promotion Center (札幌市アイヌ文化交流センター, Sapporo-shi Ainu Bunka Kōryū Sentā), also known as Sapporo Pirka Kotan (サッポロピㇼカコタン) [2] or "Beautiful Village", [1] opened in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, in 2003. [1] Dedicated to the Ainu people, their history, culture, and way of life, the museum has some three hundred artefacts on display and there is also a traditional-style cise (dwelling). [1] [3]