Abashiri, Hokkaido

Abashiri 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 470.94 km2 (181.83 sq mi).

Arenas

 * Abashiri City North Community Center

Events

 * AJPW Dynamite Series 2015 - Night 9 - June 19, 2015.
 * AJPW Dynamite Series 2016 - Night 7 - June 25, 2016.