Abashiri City Museum Of Art
is a registered museum that opened in Abashiri, Hokkaidō is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ..., Japan in 1972, as the second art museum, and the first such to be purpose-built, on the island. The collection relates to artists of the Sea of Okhotsk, Okhotsk region and temporary exhibitions are also held. See also * Hokkaido Museum * Abashiri City Folk Museum * Abashiri Prison, Abashiri Prison Museum References External links Abashiri City Museum of Art
Abashiri Museums in Hokkaido Museums established in 1972 1972 establishments in Japan {{Japan-museum-stub ...
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Abashiri, Hokkaido
is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Abashiri is known as the site of the Abashiri Prison, a Meiji-era facility used for the incarceration of political prisoners. The old prison has been turned into a museum, but the city's new maximum-security prison is still in use. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 40,333 and a density of 85.6 persons per km2 (222 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is . Etymology There are various theories about the origin of the name 'Abashiri' and, because of that, the origin is unknown. All of those theories are based on the Kanji interpretation of the Ainu language. These are the following theories. * ''Apasiri'' (アパシリ) which is translated as "''leaking ground''". The reason behind this is that there was a cave, and water drops were falling inside like raindrops. * ''Cipasiri'' (チパシリ). The name is based on an Ainu legend of a bird. * ''Chipasiri'' (チパシリ). There used to be a white roc ...
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