Abashiri Prison Museum
Abashiri Prison Museum is a museum in Abashiri Shi, Hokkaido. Abashiri Prison Museum is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine 二見湖畔神社, as well as near Hokkaido Museum of Northern People.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hokkaido Museum of Northern People and Okhotsk Ryu-hyo Museum.
Hokkaido Museum of Northern People
Museum
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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 1 km east of Abashiri Prison Museum.
Okhotsk Ryu-hyo Museum
Museum
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Okhotsk Ryu-hyo Museum is situated 1 km northeast of Abashiri Prison Museum.
Hokkaido Okhotsk Park
Park
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Hokkaido Okhotsk Park is situated 1¼ km southeast of Abashiri Prison Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abashiri.
Abashiri
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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.
Abashiri Prison Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: prison museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Abashiri Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
43.99659° or 43° 59′ 48″ northLongitude
144.22959° or 144° 13′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8RM6X6WH+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 410015197OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q11409007
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Japanese—“Abashiri Prison Museum” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Abaşiri Həbsxana Muzeyi”
- Chinese: “博物館網走監獄”
- French: “Hakubutsukan Abashiri Kangoku”
- French: “musée de la prison d’Abashiri”
- French: “Musée de la prison d’Abashiri”
- Japanese: “博物館 網走監獄”
- Japanese: “博物館網走監獄”
- Japanese: “網走監獄博物館”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 二見湖畔神社 and 天都山展望台.
Nearby Places
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