A Constitutional and Anthropological Study of Inhabitants of Shimoheii District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

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Shimoheii district, located in northern part of Japan, isolated from civilization by the high mountains and left in poverty, is known as "a Tibet of Japan". The inhabitants in these area appear in the Japanese history as barbarians called "the Ezo" and some say that the district is one of the dwelling places of "Ainos" (the natives in northern part of Japan). The relation between the two is still the inconclusive subject. The present report is based on the biometric survey, conducted at Shimoheii district, in August, 1958, for 510 healthy male adults, from 20-50 years of age, of the families residing for more than three generations there. The synthetical comparison through the biometric records with people in other districts revealed that the inhabitants in this district have the close affinity to people in Bichu, Northern Shinshu and Kai districts and slight one to those in Echu district, North Korea and Ainos in Hokkaido. It is considered that the "Ezo" is not the name for the different race but the uncivilized tribe, and it has little relation with Ainos.
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