LWIF EP150: Making Cloth from Tree Bark with Ainu in Japan

The Ainu are Japan’s indigeneous people who live in Hokkaido, it’s northernmost prefecture. In June of 2019 I visited the Ainu village of Nibutania to see how their traditional textile Attus (アットゥシ) is made using tree bark.

– Maya’s YouTube Channel about Ainu
– More about Nibutani
– The Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum

What’s a traditional craft like where you’re from?