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Paramushir
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Paramushir is a volcanic island in the northern portion of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is separated from Shumshu by the very narrow Second Kuril St
The Paramushiru Weather Station under Japanese control
The Paramushiru Weather Station under Japanese control
The southern end of Paramushir Island after snowfall
The southern end of Paramushir Island after snowfall
Ainu people
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The Ainu are an indigenous ethnic group who reside in northern Japan and southeastern Russia, including Hokkaido and the Tōhoku region of Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, su
Paramushir
…salmon spawn in its rivers, notably in the Tukharka river, which at 20 km (12 mi) is the longest river on the island. Paramushir was inhabited by the Ainu at the time of European contact. The island appears on an official map showing the territories of Matsumae Domain, a feudal domain of Edo period Japan…
Ainu people in front of a traditional building in Shiraoi, Hokkaido
Ainu people in front of a traditional building in Shiraoi, Hokkaido
Hokkaido Ainu clan leader, 1930
Hokkaido Ainu clan leader, 1930
Omusha ceremony involving the Hidaka Ainu, by Hirasawa Byōzan [ja] c. 19th century
Omusha ceremony involving the Hidaka Ainu, by Hirasawa Byōzan [ja] c. 19th century
A Japanese samurai with a group of Ainu, c. 1775
A Japanese samurai with a group of Ainu, c. 1775