Abashiri Prison

...It is located in the center of Abashiri Quasi-National Park, and is home to tourist attractions such as Mount Tento and the Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum. It is also close to the Akan and Shiretoko National Parks, and attracts many tourists. The Abashiri Prison was founded in 1890 when the Kushiro Prison Office established the Abashiri Outer Office nearby to house detached prisoners working on the construction of national highways, and was mainly used to house serious criminals. [Jiro Okamoto]...

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…網走国定公園の中心で，天都山(名)などの観光地やオホーツク流氷館もあり，阿寒･知床の国立公園を控え，観光客が多い。なお網走刑務所の草創は，1890年釧路監獄署が国道開削の分遣囚を収容するため最寄（もよろ）に網走外役所を置いたのに始まり，主として重罪人の収容にあてられた。【岡本 次郎】。…

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