Higashikawa Town to Publish Map of Ainu Place Names and Their Origins on Website from May 1, 2026!

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  • Higashikawa Town to Publish Map of Ainu Place Names and Their Origins on Website from May 1, 2026!
  • Higashikawa Town, Hokkaido, will publish a map detailing Ainu place names within the town and their origins on a special website from May 1, 2026, to foster interest in Ainu culture. Experts from Hokkaido University and others conducted literary research, translating 34 terms from 32 locations.
  • Source: PR Times
  • Date: May 1, 2026

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Higashikawa Town, Hokkaido, will publish a map detailing Ainu place names within the town and their origins on a special website from May 1, 2026, to foster interest in Ainu culture. Experts from Hokkaido University and others conducted literary research, translating 34 terms from 32 locations.

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Higashikawa Town to Publish Map of Ainu Place Names and Their Origins on Website from May 1, 2026! (May 1, 2026), PR Times
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May 1, 2026
Higashikawa Town, Hokkaido, will publish a map detailing Ainu place names within the town and their origins on a special website from May 1, 2026, to foster interest in Ainu culture. Experts from Hokkaido University and others conducted literary research, translating 34 terms from 32 locations.
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Two years have passed since the release of "Kamuy no Uta," a film planned and produced by Higashikawa Town, modeled on the life of Ainu culture inheritor Yukie Chiri. With the aim of encouraging Higashikawa Town residents and people in the Kamikawa region of Hokkaido to once again turn their attention to Ainu culture, a map detailing Ainu place names within Higashikawa Town and their origins will be published on the Kamuy no Uta no Gakko website from May 1st.

The map involved literary research with the cooperation of Visiting Researcher Yasui Takahashi (Linguistics) from the Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies, Hokkaido University, and other experts, ultimately translating 34 terms noted at 32 locations.

Ainu Place Name Map

● Overview of Implementation
Name: Shinre (Higashikawa Town Ainu Place Name Map)
Release Date: To be published from May 1, 2026 (Friday) on the Kamuy no Uta no Gakko Project homepage.
Special WEB Page: https://moula.jp/LP/kamui/map/

Overall Supervision
- Yugo Ono, Emeritus Professor, Hokkaido University
- Harumichi Kawamura, Director, Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Memorial Hall
- Hisae Kawamura, Deputy Director, Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Memorial Hall
- Yasui Takahashi, Visiting Researcher, Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies, Hokkaido University

References
- Asahikawa City History Editorial Committee (1960) "Asahikawa City History, Volume 4" Asahikawa City Office
- Hidezo Yamada (1984) "Place Names of Hokkaido" Hokkaido Shimbun Press

Inquiries regarding this press release
Culture Exchange Division, "Photo Town" Higashikawa Town, Photo Culture Capital Hokkaido
Tel: 0166-82-2111 (main)
FAX: 0166-82-5111
Email: kouryu@town.higashikawa.lg.jp

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Higashikawa Town, Hokkaido, will publish a map detailing Ainu place names within the town and their origins on a special website from May 1, 2026, to foster interest in Ainu culture. Experts from Hokkaido University and others conducted literary research, translating 34 terms from 32 locations.

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Higashikawa Town, Hokkaido, will publish a map detailing Ainu place names within the town and their origins on a special website from May 1, 2026, to foster interest in Ainu culture. Experts from Hokkaido University and others conducted literary research, translating 34 terms from 32 locations.

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PR Times: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000075.000059574.html | May 1, 2026

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