Abashiri Prison, Abashiri

Name: Abashiri Prison
Address: Abashiri, Japan

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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. Older parts of the prison were relocated to the base of Mount Tento in 1983, where they operate as the country's only prison museum. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 44°0'57"N, 144°14'0"E

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

1.7 miE
Museum
City Museum of Art, Abashiri
45 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.
1.4 miS
History museum, Museum
Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples, Abashiri
36 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.
1.8 miE
Museum
Abashiri City Folk Museum, Abashiri
46 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.
1.4 miS
43°59'47"N • 144°13'44"E
Abashiri Prison Museum, Abashiri
36 min walk • Museum, History museum
1.8 miE
Archaeological site
Katsuragaoka Chashi, Abashiri
47 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.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Abashiri
116 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.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Notoro, Abashiri Quasi-National Park
131 min walk • Lake Notoro, also Lake Notori or Notoro Lagoon, is a coastal lagoon by the northern shore of Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is included in Abashiri Quasi-National Park. It is the 13th-largest lake in Japan. It is about 2 km northwest of Lake Abashiri and 15 km east of Lake Saroma.
1.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tento
28 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.