Etniik : Ainus, The lost tribe...

The Ainus, the lost tribe from Japan - [North Japan]

Ainus are the first inhabitants of Japan islands, and their statute was recognized very late by modern Japan. Come after the first human ones which trained the Japanese people later, Ainus passed by Siberia then by the island of Sakhaline when it was not yet very far away from the continent. These people were to live in the mountains. But the climatic variations caused its migration to continue to nourish itself. They moved towards Sakhaline and it seems whereas they could not go into reverse. Also, they carried on their road towards the south and were established in the north of the Japanese archipelago. They are reflected then with living as can do it the eskimos. Ainus always lived Japan but they are now confined in the septentrional island of Hokkaido. Living in the beginning on other Japanese islands, they began their involuntary movement towards north in direction of Hokkaido almost 3 000 years ago, after a long period of war against the people Yamato/Wajin living in the south. Today, there remain nothing any more but 300 Ainus thorough-bred. Some old men still remember the traditions of the past. With through the last ceremonies of its area "Bear, we kill to you" is the history of a young person leaving to research what was the Ainu identity.

The japonese koto inspired the song : “Keskonfela...”

MUSICAL INSPIRATIONS

Le koto is a zither of sino-Korean origin, introduced in Japan at the 6th century. The instrument of then (coach) had only 5 strings and measured less than one meter. Then with the passing of years, the koto was modified to become a zither à13 strings out of silk tended over a length being able to vary from 1,60 meter or 2. It exists several kinds of koto, from 5 to 50 strings, that says more used remains that with thirteen cords. The case of resonance of the koto is cut in paulownia. Each cord of the koto has its own mobile rest whose position determines the tonality of the cord. One plays there using three mitres, a little as one plays of the guitar.