An old woman complaint: I haven’t been sleeping all the well. And I no longer have vast reserves of energy. So, lack of sleep is problematic. When I was young sleep seemed like a waste of time.
Today’s adventure was a visit to the Abashiri Prison Museum.
Fishing was Abashiri’s business until the early 1900s when 1200 prisoners came to build a 135mile road in 8 months. Prisoners were sent to Hokkaido much Like the British sent prisoners to Australia.
The prison was all wood. There were no stone walls or iron bars. SuperMax it wasn’t.
There wasn’t a lot of material in English. So, I spent a lot of time translating.
This prison was used until the 1980s. There was also a cell block from the new improved modern prison. And, you can have a modern prison meal in the old prison dining hall
After 3 or 4 hours, I come back to the hotel. And had a sandwich and a nap. Then a walk
Tomorrow, for no apparent reason, I am going to Shari. It’s 45 minutes away from here.