Talk:Abashiri

Name
If the name was originally in katakana, then given kanji later, it sounds like it was probably an Ainu name originally. Is that right? It would be interesting to note that in the article, and give the meaning (if anybody knows it). --Reuben 16:45, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

It looks like this and lots of other info is in the Japanese article. If anyone could translate it, that would be great. --Reuben 16:53, 21 August 2006 (UTC)