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Embassy of Japan, New Zealand on Instagram: "The Tomakomai Upopo group, who visited Napier with the Mayor of Tomakomai, performed traditional Ainu dances at the anniversary ceremony. The mouth harp they played is called the mukkuri, producing its distinctive sound through breath and subtle mouth movements.It is very difficult to play this instrument. One of the dances, kurimse, the bow dance, is a traditional performance of the Ainu, an Indigenous hunting people. This is the fifth visit to New Z