Ainu

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Definition

An indigenous ethnic group of northern Japan and parts of Russia, who were the main inhabitants of Hokkaido until around the 17th century and have their own language and folklore.

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The Tomakomai Sipper w/ Zelia Edgar

Somewhere in the SkiesAug 21, 2026

In July 1973, a young night watchman at a lumber yard near Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan, watched a glowing orb lower a transparent tube into the bay and appear to suck up seawater. The object then flew toward him, revealing small shadowy humanoid figures behind a ring of windows, while he felt paralyzed and his car radio filled with strange noise. Host Zelia Edgar connects the case to other water-taking UFO encounters, the symbolism of water and the unconscious mind, and the tiny underground people of Ainu folklore.

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