Museum Abashiri Prison

This is the only prison museum in Japan that exhibits the main buildings of the former Abashiri Prison, including the relocated cells, the prison chapel, and the government office building, and also exhibits the historical objects and equipment that have been used since the Meiji Era.

In particular, this is the only one of its kind in Japan that has the five radiating wooden one-story cells.

In February 2010, the prison museum was renovated and the “Prison History Hall,” which uses sound and video, was opened.
The museum also reproduced the current Abashiri Prison’s common room and single room, allowing visitors to compare the old and the new.