Six young Japanese women dress up in 1962 in traditional Ainu clothing to pose for pictures with an indigenous woman (center) in Hokkaido, Japan.

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Six young Japanese women dress in traditional Ainu robes and headbands to pose for pictures with an elderly Ainu woman (center) in a mock Ainu village that welcomes visitors on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. There were only 300 pure-blooded Ainu (pronounced I-noo) still living when this historical photograph was taken in 1962. Since that time the Ainu have assimilated into Japanese society and their age-old customs, ceremonies and crafts are only kept alive in special villages for tourists. The Ainu were officially recognized as indigenous people of Japan in 2008.

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Size: 5094px × 3379px
Location: Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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