Historical Museum of the Saru River explained

Historical Museum of the Saru River
Native Name:	沙流川歴史館
Address:	227-2 Nibutani
Location Town:	Biratori, Hokkaidō
Location Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	42.6374°N 142.1559°W
Opened Date:	1998

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 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]}

See also

• Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum
• Cultural Landscapes of Japan
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō)
• Hokkaido Museum
• Ainu culture

External links

• Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.hkd.mlit.go.jp/zigyoka/z_kasen/kawa_kan/dam_pdf/h26/2_7.pdf . ja:二風谷ダムをとりまく経緯 . Chronology of Nibutani Dam . Japanese . . 30 October 2016.
2. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/249303 . ja:二風谷遺跡群出土品 . Items Excavated from Nibutani Site . Japanese . . 30 October 2016.
3. Web site: http://www.town.biratori.hokkaido.jp/biratori/nibutani/landscape/ . ja:重要文化的景観紹介 . Introduction to the Important Cultural Landscape . Japanese . . 30 October 2016.
4. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/412/00003550 . ja:アイヌの伝統と近代開拓による沙流川流域の文化的景観 . Cultural Landscape along the Sarugawa River resulting from Ainu Tradition and Modern Settlement . Japanese . . 30 October 2016.