Nishi
Nishi is a locality in Abashiri Shi, Hokkaido. Nishi is situated nearby to the locality Minamiyonjō, as well as near Minamijūjō.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hokkaido Okhotsk General Subprefectural Bereau and Abashiri Municipal Museum of Art.
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 Municipal Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
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.
Abashiri City Historical Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Abashiri City Folk Museum opened as Kitami Kyōdo Yakata in Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1936, making it one of the oldest museums on the island. When the museum opened, the collection comprised some three-thousand archaeological and ethnographic objects collected by Yonemura Yoshio, including items from the Moyoro Shell Mound.
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.
Nishi
- Type: Locality
- Location: Abashiri Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.0203° or 44° 1′ 13″ northLongitude
144.26328° or 144° 15′ 48″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
8RP627C7+48GeoNames ID
11708938
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Nishi from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Nishi” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “にし”
- Japanese: “ニシ”
- Japanese: “西”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Nishi”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Minamiyonjō and Minamijūjō.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chūō Bashi and Abashiri Bashi.
Hokkaido: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Sapporo, Hakodate, Asahikawa, and Abashiri.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Jrballe, CC BY-SA 3.0.