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Ainu Literature - Yaeko Batchelor, Hokuto Iboshi, and Takeichi Moritake

National Ainu Museum

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Artists

Yaeko Batchelor, Hokuto Iboshi, Takeichi Moritake

One hundred years have passed since the publication of Yukie Chisato's "Ainu Shinyo-shu" (The Ainu Songs) (published in 1923), and the preface to the book tells of the situation the Ainu people were in at that time. At that time, there were Ainu people in various parts of Japan who published songs and poems about the realities of their lives. Yaeko Batchelor published "To the Young Utari" (published in 1931), Hokuto Iboshi compiled "Kotan: Hokuto Iboshi's Remains" (published in 1930) after his death, and Takeichi Moritake published "Young Ainu Poetry Collection: The Original Forest" (published in 1937). They are called the three greatest Ainu poets.

The exhibition includes photographs by Gen'ichiro Kakegawa of Batchelor and Moritake in their daily lives, as well as notebooks and folk tools left behind by the Ainu, to reflect on the social conditions and history of the Ainu people through their songs and poetry of the time.

Schedule

Jun 24 (Sat) 2023-Aug 20 (Sun) 2023

Opening Hours Information

Hours	9:00-18:00 Closes at 20:00 on Saturdays, Sundays, Public Holidays and during summer. *Please visit official website for latest information.
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Open on July 10, July 17 and August 14. Closed on July 18.

Fee

Adults ¥300; High School Students ¥200; Junior High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free.

Website

https://nam.go.jp/exhibition/floor2/special/bungaku2023/