A wooden canoe carved out by Ainu five centuries ago has returned to the place where it was discovered in remarkably good condition.
The Ainu boat was stored at Tomakomai Komazawa University in Tomakomai, also in Hokkaido, for about a decade. It is expected to go on display at Atsuma town’s Karumai archaeological site research office.
Measuring 6.6 meters long and 60 centimeters wide, the 25-cm-tall canoe was found on the side of the Azumagawa river in Atsuma’s Ueno district in May 2007 with almost no damage. Only parts of its starboard and bow had been chipped.
500-year-old Ainu canoe returns to its ‘hometown’：The Asahi Shimbun
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