Abashiri

Abashiri is a city on the northeastern coast of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. It’s known for drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk, explained in the Okhotsk Ryūhyō Museum on Mount Tento. The city and nearby lakes are part of Abashiri Quasi-National Park. Near Lake Tōfutsu, Koshimizu Gensei-kaen is a wildflower preserve. The Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples introduces native Ainu culture and other northern peoples.
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Top attractions in Abashiri

Abashiri kangoku prison Museum
1. Abashiri kangoku prison Museum
4.2
(6960)
Local history museum
Sights & Landmarks
Former penal institution housing life-size dioramas depicting prison life since the Meiji era.
Okhotsk Ryūhyō Museum
2. Okhotsk Ryūhyō Museum
4.0
(3597)
Museums
Natural history museum
Displays & films on drift ice, plus fish tanks, a cafe & rooftop views of the Sea of Okhotsk.
Road Station Ryūhyō-kaido Abashiri
3. Road Station Ryūhyō-kaido Abashiri
3.9
(1169)
Toll road rest stop
Visitor Centers
Cavernous rest station with soft-serve ice cream & local snacks from a vendor, plus a ferry pier.
Cape Notoro
4. Cape Notoro
4.3
(1160)
Scenic spot
Sights & Landmarks
Kitahama Station
5. Kitahama Station
4.2
(290)
Train station
Sights & Landmarks
Lake Notoro
6. Lake Notoro
4.1
(107)
Lake
Nature & Parks
Scenic lake with coral grass that in autumn turns the water to a deep red color.
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Other notable attractions

Hokkaidō Museum of Northern People
Ethnographic museum
Museums
Lake Abashiri
Lake
Nature & Parks
Picturesque, national park lake known for its striking drift ice, resident swans & winter fishing.
Okhotsk Ryūhyō Museum
Museums
Natural history museum
Displays & films on drift ice, plus fish tanks, a cafe & rooftop views of the Sea of Okhotsk.
Okhotsk Chipmunk Park
Zoo
Nature & Parks
Abashiri
Sights & Landmarks
Beaches
Abashiri is a city on the northeastern coast of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. It’s known for drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk, explained in the Okhotsk Ryūhyō Museum on Mount Tento. The city and nearby lakes are part of Abashiri Quasi-National Park. Near Lake Tōfutsu, Koshimizu Gensei-kaen is a wildflower preserve. The Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples introduces native Ainu culture and other northern peoples.
Moyoro Shell Mound Museum
Archaeological museum
Sights & Landmarks
Mokoto Station
Train station
Sights & Landmarks
Abashiri Port
Seaport
Sights & Landmarks
Ubaranai
Nature & Parks
Nature & Wildlife Areas
Abashiri Okhotsk Drift Ice Festival Site
Festival
Events

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