神威山荘
The place
神威山荘 (Kamui-sansō "Mount Kamui Lodge") in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Hidaka/Shinhidaka sector (Hidaka range, southern Hokkaidō, Japan), at 411 m elevation, base of the Hidaka Sanzan. Continuous Japan Hokkaidō cluster (batches 210-377). Traditional mountain lodge sansō (Mount Kamui Kamui-dake 1756 m iconic summit + Hidaka Sanzan mountain range southern Hokkaidō 130 km 22 peaks 2000 m+ + Hidaka NP Shikotsu-Toya NP + heritage of the Ainu (Hokkaidō indigenous people 24,000, Ainu language endangered UNESCO 2017 officially recognized in Japan + kotan traditional villages + iomante bear ceremony ancestral December ceremony + Kamui Ainu deity "spirit/god" recurring place name element + Wajin colonization since 1869 Meiji Kaitakushi policy + Ainu Cultural Promotion Act 1997 then Ainu Peoples Act 2019 official recognition as an indigenous people).
The setting
Hokkaidō Hidaka/Shinhidaka Hidaka range S JP 411 m base Hidaka Sanzan, continuous cluster batches 210-377, sansō mountain lodge Kamui-dake 1756 m iconic + Hidaka Sanzan 130 km 22 peaks 2000 m+ + Hidaka NP Shikotsu-Toya, Ainu Hokkaidō 24,000 Ainu UNESCO 2017 + kotan + iomante bear Dec + Kamui Ainu deity spirit/god recurring place name + Wajin 1869 Meiji Kaitakushi + Ainu Cultural Promotion Act 1997 Peoples Act 2019.
