Abashiri Prison Museum
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Radial Five Wings Prison House
The Radial Five Wings Prison House which was built in 1912 has a unique shape with five wings of prison cells spreading out from its center and was used until 1984. The unique shape allows very few guards the ability to watch over a large number of prisoners all at once, and in this area are 226 cells made up of community cells as well as those for solitary confinement. If you like you can step into a cell and see what it’s like. When you look up from the central corridor to the ceiling you can see a mannequin recreation of the legendary fugitive, Shiratori Yoshie amid jailbreak.
Prison History Center
In the Prison History Center, which was renewed in 2010, are exhibits on past and present prison life as well as corners where you can experience a taste of prison life by touching life size and weight stones that the prisoners used to carry and build with. One of the most popular exhibits of the center is the nine projector, three screen video image theater. Here, you can experience powerful videos and images on the story of prisoners who at one time built a 220 km road under the harshest of labor conditions.
Prison Cafeteria
In the prison cafeteria, you can sample the same food prisoners ate in these facilities. The menu changes depending on the season but the basic form of the well-balanced meal containing rice, three side dishes and a soup remains constant. Please take a walk in the prisoners’ shoes and try the unexpectedly satisfying prison food.
(Source: 空 / PIXTA(ピクスタ) )
Radial Five Wings Prison House
The Radial Five Wings Prison House which was built in 1912 has a unique shape with five wings of prison cells spreading out from its center and was used until 1984. The unique shape allows very few guards the ability to watch over a large number of prisoners all at once, and in this area are 226 cells made up of community cells as well as those for solitary confinement. If you like you can step into a cell and see what it’s like. When you look up from the central corridor to the ceiling you can see a mannequin recreation of the legendary fugitive, Shiratori Yoshie amid jailbreak.
Prison History Center
In the Prison History Center, which was renewed in 2010, are exhibits on past and present prison life as well as corners where you can experience a taste of prison life by touching life size and weight stones that the prisoners used to carry and build with. One of the most popular exhibits of the center is the nine projector, three screen video image theater. Here, you can experience powerful videos and images on the story of prisoners who at one time built a 220 km road under the harshest of labor conditions.
Prison Cafeteria
In the prison cafeteria, you can sample the same food prisoners ate in these facilities. The menu changes depending on the season but the basic form of the well-balanced meal containing rice, three side dishes and a soup remains constant. Please take a walk in the prisoners’ shoes and try the unexpectedly satisfying prison food.
