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Abashiri, Hokkaido · Registered Tangible Cultural Property
Abashiri City Folk Museum
- Nearest stationKatsuradai Station 0.3 km
- DesignationRegistered Tangible Cultural Property
- Year1936 (completed)
Abashiri City Folk Museum (網走市立郷土博物館, Abashiri Shiritsu Kyōdo Hakubutsukan) opened as Kitami Kyōdo Yakata (北見郷土舘) in Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1936, making it one of the oldest museums on the island. When the museum opened, the collection comprised some three-thousand archaeological and ethnographic objects collected by Yonemura Yoshio (米村喜男), including items from the Moyoro Shell Mound (モヨロ貝塚) (a national Historic Site).
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Location
Red: Abashiri City Folk Museum. Black: nearby places.
Basic facts
| Location | Abashiri, Hokkaido |
|---|---|
| Nearest station | Katsuradai Station, 0.3 km (straight line) |
| Type | Registered Tangible Cultural Property, Museum |
| Year | 1936 (completed) |
| More | Official site Wikipedia 12 more photos (Commons) |
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FAQ
- What is the nearest station to Abashiri City Folk Museum?
- Katsuradai Station. It is 0.3 km away in a straight line; the walking route is longer.
- Is Abashiri City Folk Museum a designated cultural property?
- Yes: Registered Tangible Cultural Property.
- When was Abashiri City Folk Museum completed?
- In 1936.
Nearby
Photos (Wikimedia Commons) Katsuragaoka chashi-ato: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Abashiri City Museum of Art: 663highland (CC BY 2.5), Moyoro Shell Mound Museum: Kamatte2010 (CC BY-SA 3.0), Moyoro Shell Midden: Ozizo (Public domain), Mount Tento: Kamatte2010 (CC BY-SA 3.0), Okhotsk Ryu-hyo Museum: 221.20 (talk) (Public domain)
