Master, An Ainu Story

Images and excerpts from the book, which is available to purchase here

A warmly lit Japanese restaurant entrance at night with a man sitting in the doorway, paper lanterns, yellow banners, and various menu signs displayed outside.
An elderly man with a gray beard paddling a wooden canoe on teal water, wearing traditional clothing and a woven hat, holding an object in his raised right hand.
Close-up of a person carrying a wooden structure adorned with white feathers or paper decorations, with a group of people in the background.
Close-up of an older man with gray hair and a beard, outdoors in a snowy landscape with trees in the background.
Close-up of a child's knee and leg, wearing a black sock with colorful embroidered designs, a gray ribbon tied around the sock, and a pair of jeans. Part of an adult's arm and a pair of striped socks are also visible.
A person dressed in traditional clothing aiming a bow and arrow outdoors with a snow-capped mountain in the background.
Group of Indigenous women wearing traditional clothing and headbands, participating in a cultural event or ceremony outdoors.
A weathered wooden mask with intricate carvings and orange accents leaning against a rustic wall. Surrounding tools include a snow shovel, gas tank, and plastic storage bins in an outdoor cluttered space.
A group of people dressed in traditional clothing walking on a street with autumn leaves fallen on the ground, with mountains and cloudy sky in the background.
A winter landscape featuring a snow-covered ground, leafless trees, a frozen lake, and a mountain in the background during sunset or sunrise.
A person holding a lit matchstick in an Asian restaurant kitchen, with messy walls covered in papers, notes, and photographs, and kitchen shelves in the background.
Bunch of orange lobster traps with ropes in the foreground and a marina with boats and a hillside in the background.
View from a snow groomer window showing a snow-covered building and trees in a winter landscape.
A man dressed in traditional Japanese clothing with a headband and sword on his back, standing in a snow-covered landscape near a lake with a mountain in the background.
A man dressed in black with embroidered accents is blowing a traditional wooden horn, surrounded by a group of people outdoors near trees.
People participating in a traditional festival, carrying a decorated wooden pole adorned with white paper streamers.
People in traditional Japanese attire participating in a ceremony at a shrine with a wooden structure, autumn leaves, and trees in the background.
People participating in a nighttime torch-lit procession, wearing traditional clothing and headbands, carrying torches.
A person standing on a pebble beach with fishing rods planted in the sand, looking out at the water during a sunny day with clear skies, and a blurred piece of driftwood in the foreground.
An elderly man with glasses sitting in a chair in a cluttered room, leaning back and watching a television showing animals, with a dog resting on the floor nearby.
A snow-covered mountain landscape with a lake at the center, surrounded by snow-dusted trees and mountain slopes under a cloudy sky.
A person cooking in a busy kitchen with steam rising around them, facing a mirror or glass surface.
A person wearing glasses with long white yarn on their head, smoking a cigarette, wearing a colorful patterned vest with a blue and white design on the back, against a plain light background.
A man with gray hair reading a Japanese newspaper with betting odds and sports information, with a blue cigarette pack, a black pen, a blue pen, a white eraser, and a white lighter on the table.
Person dressed in traditional Japanese clothing stands by a frozen lake, with a snow-capped mountain in the background under a cloudy sky.