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Old prison buildings at Abashiri Prison Museum, Abashiri, HokkaidoPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5

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Old prison buildings at Abashiri Prison Museum, Abashiri, Hokkaido

Abashiri Prison Museum

Abashiri, Hokkaido

An open-air museum of Meiji-era prison buildings, several of them Important Cultural Properties. Abashiri Prison is a key setting in the story, and the museum cooperated in filming the second live-action movie (2026), which is set at the prison. A color illustration from the creator is on display in the old administration building.

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