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.

Information

Name
Museum Abashiri Prison
博物館 網走監獄
Link
Official Site
Address
1-1 Yobito, Abashiri City, Hokkaido
Telephone number
0152-45-2411
Hours of operation

9:00-17:00
Last admission 1 hour before closing

Closed

December 31 and January 1

Admission fee

Adults 1,500 yen
University and high school students 1,000 yen
750 yen for elementary and junior high school students

Parking lot
Available
Access

10 min. by bus or cab from JR Abashiri Station

Area
Hokkaido Shiretoko, Abashiri, Kitami Tohoku
Category
Historic sites, Cultural properties, Buildings Museums, Science museums History, Culture, Artculture

Gallery

Shiretoko, Abashiri, Kitami

Hokkaido

Category

Area