Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples, Abashiri

Name: Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples
Address: 309-1 Shiomi, Abashiri, 093-0042, Japan
Telephone: +81 152-45-3888

#3 among attractions in Abashiri

Top attraction, History museum, 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, and Northwest Coast Indians, as well as the more local Okhotsk culture and Ainu. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 43°59'47"N, 144°14'24"E

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309-1 ShiomiAbashiri 093-0042 Japan

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+81 152-45-3888

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Nearby attractions include: Abashiri Prison, City Museum of Art, Abashiri City Folk Museum, Abashiri Prison Museum.

1.4 miN
Museum
Abashiri Prison, Abashiri
36 min walk • Abashiri Prison is a prison in Abashiri, Hokkaido Prefecture that opened in 1890. The northernmost prison in Japan, it is located near the Abashiri River and east of Mount Tento. It holds inmates with sentences of less than ten years.
2.1 miNE
Museum
City Museum of Art, Abashiri
54 min walk • 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. The collection relates to artists of the Okhotsk region and temporary exhibitions are also held.
2.1 miNE
Museum
Abashiri City Folk Museum, Abashiri
53 min walk • 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.
0.5 miW
43°59'47"N • 144°13'44"E
Abashiri Prison Museum, Abashiri
14 min walk • Museum, History museum
2.1 miNE
Archaeological site
Katsuragaoka Chashi, Abashiri
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3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Abashiri
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6.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Notoro, Abashiri Quasi-National Park
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~1680 ftN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tento
9 min walk • Mount Tento is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty in Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan. Rising to a height of 207 metres, the mountain commands views over the Sea of Okhotsk, Lake Abashiri, Lake Notoro, Lake Tōfutsu, and, from afar, the Shiretoko Peninsula and Akan Volcanic Complex.
5.7 miS
Town
Ozora
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