Many people believe the Ainu live only in Hokkaido, but that's not true.
A documentary shown to the public at a cultural hall in Yokohama for five days earlier this month introduced the lives of Ainu in greater Tokyo who are actively promoting their culture far from their traditional northern homeland.
"We Ainu want to let other people know about the deep affection our ethnic group has for others that comes directly from our minds and from our eyes," said Shizue Ukaji, a 77-year-old Ainu woman living in the Tokyo area who initiated the production of the film "TOKYO Ainu" and appears in it.