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Modern SitesSite Name: Abashiri prison Alternative Name: 網走監獄 網走刑務所 網走番Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 31.731 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Hokkaidō Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Abashiri (Hokkaidō prefecture) Nearest Village: Yobito 呼人
Latitude: 43.995960N Longitude: 144.229550E
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Abashiri prison is the most notorious jail in Japan, like Alcatraz in the US. Developed from an exile facility it opened in 1890 to accommodate the political offenders against the new Meiji government, prisoners were forced to reclaim the wilderness, construct roads and railroads on this northern frontier land in case the invasion of Russia.
Later the prison has accepted repeat offenders and Yakuza gangs, the villain movie series (1965-1972) of the same title and its title song are well-known to all Japanese people.
In 1983, the renovation of the buildings was accomplished and the old wooden buildings were moved and preserved as a historic museum on a nearby hill. In the vast ground, there are a dry landscape garden and stone-circle-like stone settings which do not seem to be suitable for cruel prison. In the restaurant of the prison, you can taste the prisoners’ frugal lunch.
Admission 1100 Japanese Yen (lunch 900 Japanese Yen 11:00-14:30), open all year long, 9:00-17:00. Official site in English
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