basic information

Abashiri is a city of 40,000 people on the eastern coast of Hokkaido, not far from Shiretoko and Akan national parks. The city's main tourist attractions are its prison museum and the drift ice, which can be observed in the Okhotsk Sea during winter.

Attractions

Central Abashiri

Ryuhyo (Drift Ice) (3) In the Okhotsk Sea during winter. Prison Museum (1) Open air museum about the old prison. Museum of Northern Peoples (2) About Ainu and other northern peoples.

Side trips from Abashiri

Shiretoko National park on an unspoiled peninsula. Akan National Park National park with beautiful lakes.

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Orientation

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Users who have been to Abashiri: 64
Most visited: Ranked 54th out of 106 destinations

Rating by users:		mildly interesting (62/100, 26 votes)
Rating by staff:		interesting
Overall Rating:		interesting

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