Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Museum

LocationAsahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan

Coordinates43°47′13″N 142°20′38″E / 43.787011°N 142.343842°E / 43.787011; 142.343842

Opened1916^[1]

Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Museum
川村カ子トアイヌ記念館
Kawamura Kaneto
Interactive map of the Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Museum area
General information
Location	Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Coordinates	43°47′13″N 142°20′38″E / 43.787011°N 142.343842°E / 43.787011; 142.343842
Opened	1916[1]
Website
Official website (ja)

The Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Museum (川村カ子トアイヌ記念館, Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Kinenkan) is a private museum of materials relating to the Ainu in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. The museum first opened as the Ainu museum (アイヌ博物館) in 1916.^[1] Kawamura Kaneto [ja] took over the museum from its founder, his father Kawamura Itakishiroma [ja], and oversaw its development, before his son Kawamura Kenichi (川村兼一) took over in turn.^[1][2]