Abashiri City Museum of Art is a registered museum that opened in Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1972, as the second art museum, and the first such to be purpose-built, on the island.

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.

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.

Higashi

Type: Locality
Location: Abashiri Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

44.02089° or 44° 1′ 15″ north

Longitude

144.27246° or 144° 16′ 21″ east

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

8RP627CC+9X

GeoNames ID

11708933

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In Other Languages

“Higashi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ひがし”
Japanese: “ヒガシ”
Japanese: “東”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abashiri River and Katsuragaoka Toride Ato.

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