Niikappu

Niikappu lies on Hokkaido's southern coast, where the river meets the Pacific below the Hidaka Mountains. In 1669 the Ainu leader Shakushain brought together communities in resistance to the Matsumae domain. Fighting spread across much of Ezo before negotiations were arranged. At Pipok in the Niikappu area, Shakushain was killed during a feast held to mark the peace, ending the most prominent phase of the uprising.