Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Museum

The Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Museum (川村カ子トアイヌ記念館, Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Kinenkan) is a private museum of materials relating to the Ainu in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. The museum first opened as the Ainu museum (アイヌ博物館) in 1916.^[1] Kawamura Kaneto [ja] took over the museum from its founder, his father Kawamura Itakishiroma [ja], and oversaw its development, before his son Kawamura Kenichi (川村兼一) took over in turn.^[1][2]

Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Museum
川村カ子トアイヌ記念館
Kawamura Kaneto
General information
Town or city	Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Country	Japan
Coordinates	43°47′13″N 142°20′38″E
Opened	1916[1]
Website
Official website (ja)

See also

• Kayano Shigeru Nibutani Ainu Museum
• National Ainu Museum

References

1. 川村 カ子ト [Kawamura Kaneto] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
2. 記念館の歴史 [History of the Memorial Museum] (in Japanese). Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Museum. Retrieved 29 October 2023.