Yobito Station
Yobito is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido Sekihoku Main Line in Yobito, a suburb of Abashiri in Hokkaidō. The station name and suburb name come from the Ainu language.Photo: 221.20, Public domain.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as: “Yobito”, “Yobito Eki”, and “Yobito-eki”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hokkaido Museum of Northern People and Abashiri Prison Museum.
Hokkaido Museum of Northern People
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples opened in Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1991. Dedicated to the various peoples of the North, across Eurasia and the Americas, the collection includes items relating to the Sámi, Nanai, Nivkhs, and Northwest Coast Indians, as well as the more local Okhotsk culture and Ainu. Hokkaido Museum of Northern People is situated 4 km northeast of Yobito Station.
Abashiri Prison Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abashiri Prison Museum is situated 4 km north of Yobito Station.
Hokkaido Okhotsk Park
Park
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Hokkaido Okhotsk Park is situated 3½ km northeast of Yobito Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ozora and Abashiri.
Ozora
Photo: 221.20, Public domain.
Ōzora is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Ōzora was formed on March 31, 2006, as a result of the merger of the town of Memanbetsu, and the village of Higashimokoto.
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.
Yobito Station
- Category: transportation
- Location: Abashiri Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.96374° or 43° 57′ 50″ northLongitude
144.21895° or 144° 13′ 8″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8RM6X679+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 264431130OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Yobito Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “呼人站”
- Chinese: “呼人車站”
- French: “gare de Yobito”
- French: “Yobito”
- Japanese: “よびとえき”
- Japanese: “ヨビトエキ”
- Japanese: “呼人”
- Japanese: “呼人駅”
- Korean: “요비토”
- Korean: “요비토역”
- Ukrainian: “Йобіто”
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