Onnekotan

Onekotan is a volcanic island of the northern Kurils, where mountain craters and lakes rise above the surrounding sea. Ainu travelling through the island chain used smaller fishing camps here in seasonal journeys from their villages on other islands. In one island story a god removed a troublesome object from a lake on Onekotan and cast it into the sea, creating the neighbouring island of Makanru. The tale joins the landscapes of the two islands.