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Hakodate, Hokkaido — where to start?

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Top 3 Sights in Hakodate
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Recommended route · A day in Hakodate
  1. Streetcar, about 15 min
  2. Streetcar, about 20 min
  3. 10 min walk
  4. Ropeway
Getting around Hakodate

MainStreetcar — Hakodate Sta., Jujigai (Motomachi), Goryokaku, Yunokawa Onsen

BusMt. Hakodate climbing bus; buses to Goryokaku Tower

OtherFor the Mt. Hakodate night view, take the ropeway (10 min walk from Jujigai stop)

PassStreetcar 1-day pass; combined streetcar and bus 1-day pass

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Sights

Historic·Temples, scenery & street sights in Hakodate, Hokkaido · 7 spots

Scenery·NatureHakodate

Mt. Hakodate Night View

函館山

One of Japan's three great night views: city lights on a narrow isthmus between two seas.

Ropeway Sanroku Sta.
Historic·TemplesHakodate

Goryokaku

五稜郭

A star-shaped Western-style fort. See the whole star from Goryokaku Tower next door.

Streetcar: Goryokaku-koen-mae
Streets·LandmarksHakodate

Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse

金森赤レンガ倉庫

Red brick warehouses on the harbor — enjoy shopping, cafés and seaside walks.

Streetcar: Jujigai
Streets·LandmarksHakodate

Hakodate Morning Market

函館朝市

A seafood market by Hakodate Station, popular for squid fishing and seafood rice bowls.

1 min walk from Hakodate Sta.
Historic·TemplesHakodate

Motomachi Slopes · Hachimanzaka

元町・八幡坂

An old district of slopes running straight down to the harbor, with Western-style churches.

Streetcar: Suehirocho
Historic·TemplesHakodate

Trappistine Convent

トラピスチヌ修道院

Japan's first convent for women. You can tour its red-brick buildings and gardens.

About 10 min by car from Hakodate Airport
Streets·LandmarksHakodate

Yunokawa Onsen

湯の川温泉

A seaside hot spring town close to the airport. In winter you can watch monkeys bathing.

Streetcar: Yunokawa-onsen