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Tourist attractions in Biratori, Hokkaido

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1.Biratori, Hokkaido
Biratori (平取町, Biratori-chō) (Ainu: ピラ・ウトゥル, romanized: pira-utur) is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name of the town means 'between the rocky cliffs' in the Ainu language.As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 5,305 and a density of 7.1 persons per km2. The total area is 743.16 km2.
population:4,594人 area:743.09km2
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Biratori, Hokkaido in Museum

1.Kayano Shigeru Nibutani Ainu Museum  ・Biratori, Hokkaidō
The Kayano Shigeru Nibutani Ainu Museum (萱野茂二風谷アイヌ資料館, Kayano Shigeru Nibutani Ainu Shiryōkan) is a private museum of Ainu materials collected by Kayano Shigeru that opened in the Nibutani area of Biratori, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1992.[1][2]
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2.Historical Museum of the Saru River  ・Biratori, Hokkaidō
The Historical Museum of the Saru River (沙流川歴史館, Saru-gawa Rekishi-kan) opened in the Nibutani area of Biratori, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1998, the year after Nibutani Dam was completed.[1] The Museum documents the natural and cultural history of life along the Saru River and has information on nearby chashi. The collection includes 123 objects dating from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries that were excavated from the Nibutani Site (二風谷遺跡) and have been designated a Prefectural Cultural Property.[2] The "Cultural Landscape along the Sarugawa River resulting from Ainu Tradition and Modern Settlement" has been designated an Important Cultural Landscape.[3][4]
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3.Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum  ・Biratori, Hokkaidō
Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum (平取町立二風谷アイヌ文化博物館, Biratori-chō Nibutani Ainu Bunka Hakubutsukan) opened in the Nibutani area of Biratori, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1992. The collection includes 919 items relating to the daily life of the local Ainu that have been jointly designated an Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property; a further 202 items from the same designation may be found at the nearby Kayano Shigeru Nibutani Ainu Museum (萱野茂二風谷アイヌ資料館).[1][2][3]
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