Practice and Challenges in Disaster Education Using Ainu Traditions:

The Case of Ainu Oral Traditions Concerning Tsunami in Shiraoi

Abstract

In 2021, the National Ainu Museum designed and held a talk event “Remembering Natural Disasters from Traditional Teachings: Tsunami” as part of its educational program. Examples of disaster education using local traditions are conducted in various institutions, but this program focused on the traditions of the Ainu, indigenous people of Japan. This article summarizes the outline of the program, its contents, and evaluation from the participants. Based on the evaluation, we examine the effects of disaster education combining science and indigenous knowledge.