Meiji

Meiji is a quarter in Abashiri Shi, Hokkaido. Meiji is situated nearby to the neighborhood 向陽ケ丘四丁目, as well as near 向陽ケ丘二丁目.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hokkaido Okhotsk General Subprefectural Bereau and Abashiri Station.

Hokkaido Okhotsk General Subprefectural Bereau

Government building

Photo: 221.20, Public domain.

Okhotsk Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897.

Abashiri Station

Railway station

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Abashiri Station is a railway station in Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company, located. It is the main railway station in the city. Abashiri Station comes first in an alphabetical list of Japanese railway stations.

Abashiri prison

Prison

Photo: 221.20, Public domain.

Abashiri Prison is a prison in Abashiri, Hokkaido that opened in 1890. The northernmost prison in Japan, it is located near the Abashiri River and east of Mount Tento. Abashiri prison is situated 3 km southwest of Meiji.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abashiri.

Abashiri

Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Abashiri is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Abashiri is known as the site of the Abashiri Prison, a Meiji-era facility used for the incarceration of political prisoners.

Meiji

Type: Quarter
Also known as: “Akita”, “Akita-dantai”, and “字明治”
Category: locality
Location: Abashiri Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

44.03899° or 44° 2′ 20″ north

Longitude

144.24825° or 144° 14′ 54″ east

Elevation

88 metres (289 feet)

Open location code

8RP626QX+H7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6202506193

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

2129267

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Meiji” goes by many names.

Japanese: “Meiji”
Japanese: “めいじ”
Japanese: “メイジ”
Japanese: “明治”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as 向陽ケ丘四丁目 and 向陽ケ丘二丁目.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abashiri City Chuo Elementary School and Abashiri Keiyo HIgh School.

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