Chashi
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Chashi is the Japanese term for the hilltop fortifications of the Ainu. The word is of Ainu origin, from チャシ, which means palisade or palisaded compound; a rival theory relates this to the Korean term
Chashi in the Kushiro wetlands
Chashi on the Nemuro Peninsula (Historic Site)
Katsuragaoka chashi (Historic Site)
Shakushain's revolt
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The revolt of Shakushain was an Ainu rebellion against Japanese authority on Hokkaido between 1669 and 1672 in the Edo period. It was led by Ainu chieftain Shakushain against the Matsumae clan, who re
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…recount the internecine conflict of 1668/9, which culminated in massacres of the Japanese, military intervention, and subjugation, in what is known as Shakushain's Revolt. According to the Ezo hōki, regional influence among the Ainu was based on "good land", "many utensils", charismatic authority, and physical strength…
Monument to Shakushain at the site of the surrender