Cise of Okada岡田のチセ

A Traditional Ainu House

伝統的なアイヌの家

Cise means "house" in the Ainu language.
This cise in the Okada district of Samani was restored in 2009 by the current Samani Ainu Association.

チセはアイヌ語で「家」のことです。
2009年、現在の様似アイヌ協会が岡田地区にチセを復元しました。

Samani River and the cise (Right side of photo)

様似川とチセ（右側）

The frame of a cise is built with wood, and the roof and walls are covered with reeds or other grasses.
Inside the house there is an irori (central fireplace). Heat from the irori is retained in the earthen floor and walls, which allows the house to maintain a relatively warm temperature even in winter.

チセは骨組みに木を使い、屋根や壁はヨシなどの草をふきます。
家のなかにはいろりがあり、この熱は地面や壁に蓄えられるため、冬でも比較的暖かい温度を保つことができます。

Okada cise and vicinity depicted in "Picture of Samani Kaisho", Samani Folk Museum Collection

「シャマニ会所絵図」に描かれた岡田のチセ付近／様似郷土館所蔵

Performing "Icarpa", the ancestral memorial service

慰霊祭（イチャㇽパ）の様子

The god of fire is of great importance to the Ainu people.
In the past there was an irori in every home, and when performing rituals, prayers were first offered to the god of fire that dwelled in the irori.
The Okada cise was reconstructed as a place for the transmission of culture, and the Ainu ancestral memorial service "Icarpa" is held here once a year.

アイヌ民族にとって、火の神は大事な存在。
かつて家には必ずいろりがあり、儀式を行うときも、まずはいろりにいる火の神さまに祈りを捧げました。
岡田のチセは文化継承の場としてつくられたもので、年に一度、アイヌ民族の慰霊祭（イチャㇽパ）が行われています。

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