The consumption of tobacco as a stimulant was part of everyday life for the Ainu. everyday life. Tobacco was obtained from Japan and Russia or grown by the people themselves. As a substitute for tobacco leaves of knotweed, wild wine or mugwort were also used as a substitute for tobacco. The smoking kit, consisting of a tobacco container, a pipe and a pipe holder, was always worn on the belt by the men. men always wore it on their belts. This tobacco box comes from Sakhalin, the pipe decorated with decorated with scale ornaments from Hokkaido. In the groove on the underside of the pipe holder contains a libation spatula (iku-pasuy).