Culture & arts・Hokkaido

ChiseChise

Also known as: チセ

The traditional Ainu dwelling: a house thatched with reeds or bamboo grass, with a hearth set inside. Built to suit climate and daily life, chise clustered together to make up the settlements known as kotan, and reconstructions can be seen at Upopoy and Nibutani.

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