2009 Japan, Ainu eco-tour (25 images)
Landscapes from Lake Akan, and Shiretoko peninsula, areas of Hokkaido, north Japan, home to Ainu indigenous peoples.
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Carved wooden poles stand in the tourist...
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Carved wooden poles stand in the tourist...
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Carved wooden poles stand in the tourist...
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Lake Akan, with Mount O-Akan, Hokkaido, Japan...
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A pier runs out into the frozen Lake Akan,...
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Lake Akan, Hokkaido, Japan on Monday 13th April...
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A pool of bubbling hot volcanic mud, known as...
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Mount O-Akan ( Big Akan) standing near Lake...
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A view along the rocky coastline facing out...
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Landscape and clouds on Shiretoko peninsula,...
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Landscape and clouds on Shiretoko peninsula,...
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Masayoshi Hayasaka, an Ainu indigenous person,...
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Oshinkoshin Falls, near to the location where...
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Oshinkoshin Falls, near to the location where...
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On a tour of Ainu culture in the Shiretoko...
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On a tour of Ainu culture in the Shiretoko...
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On a tour of Ainu culture in the Shiretoko...
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Tour guides Shigeo Nishihara and Masayoshi...
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The cliff tops known in the Ainu language as...
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Ezo Sika deer grazing amongst the snow, in the...
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Ezo Sika deer grazing amongst the snow, in the...
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Ezo Sika deer grazing amongst the snow, in the...
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Trees in the Shiretoko National Park, on...
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A rock known as 'Turtle Rock' for it's...
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'Turtle Rock' near Utoro town, Shiretoko...
