Abashiri prison

Abashiri Prison is a prison in , that opened in 1890. The northernmost prison in Japan, it is located near the and east of Mount Tento.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: Japanese prison
  • Also known as: “Abashiri Prison”
  • Address: 網走市, 北海道
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hokkaido Okhotsk General Subprefectural Bereau and Abashiri Station.

Government building
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Okhotsk Subprefecture is a subprefecture of , Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897. is situated 2½ km northeast of Abashiri prison.

Railway station
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is a railway station in Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company, located. It is the main railway station in the city. comes first in an alphabetical list of Japanese railway stations. is situated 2 km east of Abashiri prison.

Museum
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is situated 2 km southeast of Abashiri prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abashiri.

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

Abashiri prison

Latitude
44.0158° or 44° 0′ 57″ north
Longitude
144.23048° or 144° 13′ 50″ east
Operator
法務省
Open location code
8RP6268J+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38967743
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q11607211
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Abashiri prison” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Abaşiri həbsxanası”
  • Bengali: “আবাশিরি কারাগার”
  • Central Kurdish: “زیندانی ئەباشیری”
  • Chinese: “网走刑務所”
  • Chinese: “网走监狱”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن الاباشيرى”
  • French: “prison d’Abashiri”
  • French: “Prison d’Abashiri”
  • Georgian: “აბაშირის ციხე”
  • Indonesian: “Abashiri Prison”
  • Indonesian: “Penjara Abashiri”
  • Japanese: “Abashiri keimusho”
  • Japanese: “あばしりけいむしょ”
  • Japanese: “網走刑務所”
  • Japanese: “網走監獄”
  • Korean: “아바시리 형무소”
  • Persian: “زندان آباشیری”
  • Russian: “Абасири”
  • Spanish: “Prisión de Abashiri”
  • Swedish: “Abashirifängelset”
  • Thai: “เรือนจำอาบาชิริ”
  • Turkish: “Abashiri Hapishanesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abashiri Prison Main Gate and 三眺武道館.

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