Abashiri City Folk Museum, Abashiri

Name: Abashiri City Folk Museum
Address: Abashiri, Japan

#4 among attractions in Abashiri

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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. In 1948, the museum was transferred to the city. A new building was added in 1961 to celebrate 25 years from the original opening. Both the main building and the new building were designed by architect Tanoue Yoshiya, a pupil of Frank Lloyd Wright, and mark the transitions in his style. They are national Registered Tangible Cultural Properties. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 44°1'4"N, 144°16'9"E

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Abashiri City Folk Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Abashiri Prison, City Museum of Art, Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples, Abashiri Prison Museum.

1.8 miW
Museum
Abashiri Prison, Abashiri
46 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.
~680 ftNW
Museum
City Museum of Art, Abashiri
4 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 miSW
History museum, Museum
Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples, Abashiri
53 min walk • 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.
2.5 miSW
43°59'47"N • 144°13'44"E
Abashiri Prison Museum, Abashiri
64 min walk • Museum, History museum
~180 ftNE
Archaeological site
Katsuragaoka Chashi, Abashiri
1 min walk • Katsuragaoka Chashi in Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan, was an Ainu chashi. Occupying an elevated site overlooking the Sea of Okhotsk, the natural changes in elevation of the two mounds upon the plateau were ideal for a fortification. The defensive capability was augmented by the addition of moats. The site is also known as Charanke Chashi.
5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Abashiri
151 min walk • Lake Abashiri is a meromictic lake in Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located in Abashiri Quasi-National Park. The Abashiri and Memanbetsu Rivers flow into the lake.
1.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tento
48 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.