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"Marimo Festival" Held... Ainu People Perform Ceremony with the Hope of Protecting the Endangered "Marimo of Lake Akan" - Approximately 350 People Participate in Torchlight Procession Through Hot Spring Town, Traditional Dance Also Performed <Kushiro City, Hokkaido>
A ceremony to protect the marimo, a national natural monument, was held on October 9th at Lake Akan in eastern Hokkaido. This festival began in 1950 to protect the marimo of Lake Akan, a national natural monument that was once endangered by theft and declining water levels. On the 9th, Ainu people gathered from various regions to welcome the marimo, and then marched along the lakeshore with torches in hand. A record number of people, approximate…
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A ceremony to protect the marimo, a national natural monument, was held on October 9th at Lake Akan in eastern Hokkaido. This festival began in 1950 to protect the marimo of Lake Akan, a national natural monument that was once endangered by theft and declining water levels. On the 9th, Ainu people gathered from various regions to welcome the marimo, and then marched along the lakeshore with torches in hand. A record number of people, approximate…