Ainu – History of the Indigenous people of Japan DOCUMENTARY

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Ainu – History of the Indigenous people of Japan DOCUMENTARY


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The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the ancient civilizations and history of Japan continues with an episode on the history of Ainu – the indigenous people of the…

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  1. Jomon – Southeast Asian, Austronesian, Polynesian. Yayoi – North Asian in Siberia or Mongolia. Jomon brought Rice in Japan, there’s no Rice terraces in Mongolia & Siberia, they love pasta, noodles or ramen. lol.

  2. In these video it's indicated yamato become prominent rulers in 300AD , but historically first yamato emperer was in AD 600S right? So yamato were just a kingdom of cheifdom before that?

  3. Ya her gördüğüne "Türk bunlar" diyen tiplerden olmak istemem ama ağlayan ok kısmı ve geldikleri bölge, iskitlerden geliyor olabilirler mi?

  4. This is not right explanation. Appreciating for the assumption tho. Actually, Ainu is not indigenous people. It it was found out scientifically that They came to Hokkaido in 10th-13th century. They mixed with indigenous “Jomon” people who live in Japan. Before Ainu came to Hokkaido, Japanese indigenous people lived there, which is called and “続縄文文化 zoku Jomon period” “擦文文化 satsubun period”

  5. There were a few individuals of Ainu heritage who gained some recognition for their service in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Sergeant Kiichiro Noda's achievements and skills as a sniper earned him the nickname "The Bear of Luban." He participated in various battles, including the Battle of Peleliu in 1944. After the war, he returned to Hokkaido and became an advocate for Ainu rights and culture.

  6. 縄文人は日本列島全域に広く分布していた。そこに渡来人が来たあと、彼らとの混血結果生まれたのが弥生人。沖縄もアイヌと同様縄文人の血が濃い地域の一つです。

  7. Yes, the ainu culture was almost eradicated but it is so strange how quickly they were able to mix with the yayoi and thrive in their culture, so much so that modern Japanese are inherently distinguished from their mainland migrant ancestors. As opposed to other indigenous clashes where it seems a given if they aren't outright genocided, they are put into a state of perpetual persecution which effectively genocides them all the same.

  8. This was awesome. I have an ainu ansestor (4 generations back) and love learning about them. I would never consider myself as part of the culture ( im just a white girl with an ansestor) but would someday love to visit the museum they have created and offer support as i can to the true ainu people rediscovering their heritage.

  9. 7:49 It's so fascinating how some of their traditions and beliefs resemble of those of the ancient Finns (of course, Finland as a country wouldn't yet exist).

    The bear was very respected also here in Finland before Christianity as it was believed that the bear is our ancestor. People sang to them before they went to hunt to apologize the bear that would soon to be killed, and after killing they'd sacrifice food and items to the bear. They also held the "wedding of the bear" where a young maiden was metaphorically wed to the bear that was captured as cub, to pay amends for it to be soon killed. I recall sometimes the wedding was also held for the already killed bear. It would be an actual celebration with the feast of all of the foods on wedding, wedding guests, music and everything. After the bear was killed, they'd hang the skull to a pine tree so the bear's soul could return to the afterlife, and the tree would become sacred.

    Ancient Finns also believed that everything had it's own haltija ("elf", literally meaning "occupant", "tenant", "possessor" or "holder"). The forest has it's own haltija, your home & yard would have their haltija, the sauna had it's own haltija, the waters, seasons and crop would have their own haltija. Even people themselves had their own haltijas to protect them and help them foresee things. The "tamed" haltijas, for example the haltijas of buildings built by humans, such as the haltija of home, sauna and the crop field, would be called "tonttu" ("gnome"). The Finnish word "tontti" actually means "property/building ground", so tonttu is the haltija living on your property. You would sacrifice to the tonttu or haltija whose help you needed, and in general tried to respect them whenever you walked on their grounds.

    It's very interesting to learn about the ancient traditions all around the world. Often by coincidence, but maybe at some instances due to the shared ancestory, there's fascinating similarities, when it comes to the customs, music, clothes and so on.

  10. Except the ainu are not indigenous – they're the remnants of the people who conquered the earlier jomon, who themselves conquered the Neolithic population of Japan.

  11. Wait, someone correct me if i'm wrong, but are the yayoi from the yangtze delta essentially citizens of the zhou dynasty (who ruled from 1000ish bc to 750ish bc)? Also, is it not shocking how new these immigrants are to mainland japan that the egyptians had already cycled through their old and middle kingdom phases before the yayoi set foot on honshu?

  12. Yikes! I hope the Ruskies don't indoctrinate the Ainu descendents that escaped to the north. The people of Yakutian Siberia. Imagine if they found old scriptures saying that their Bear God Nanook blessed them with the land of Japan, a holy land to their people. They might say that Nokogiri Yama is a holy mountain where Nanook first made himself known and taught the Ainu how to live and love. They might even start coming over to Japan and ritualistically wailing at this rock. We Jappos would probably build hotels and other outlets to capitalize on this. We might even allow a few to immigrate. Then, one morning, ships arrive with thousands of these people, but this time, they have laser guns and decide to set up a holy nation under Nanook. Japanese flee to China, where most of us came from as prisoners during the Han dynasty. Tokyo will probably get barricaded off. But this will never happen. Unless the Fountain of Youth was discovered in China. Big money as people would have to keep drinking regular doses to stay young. If Russia was the only country with the know-how to process this elixir, and was planning on setting up an industry for it in China, and they wanted a nearby military presence, then they might just try. Plus, they can peacefully ethnic cleanse Siberia for more caucasian settlers. Lolz. Viva la Western ideals.

  13. L'histoire de ce peuple constamment opprimé et repoussé par les Japonais venus du sud ressemble fortement à celle des Ecossais , peuple considéré comme " barbare " ( ce mot signifie simplement " vivant hors de la frontière des oppresseurs ! ) Les Écossais furent repoussés par les Celtes, les soldats ( étrangers) de l'armée Romaine, les Angles,les Saxons, les Normands…

  14. Both the Yayoi and Ainu stem from the Jomon but culturally the Yayoi were influenced by Chinese Culture which you see in the Architecture and even Kanji (Japanese for Han Script) while the Ainu were more influenced from the Orok/Northeast Asian People of Sakhalin (this was long before the Russian Conquest).

  15. People who resided in northern japan is not Ainu. Ainu is not Emishi. Ainu people are mix of jomon and people from okhotsk. Ainu stared to reside in Hokkaido after 13th century.

    You can update your knowledge and make new video 😊 your current video is politically biased.