Town guide
Hakodate
函館市
A historic port at Hokkaido's southern tip, famous for the night view from Mount Hakodate, the star-shaped Goryokaku fort, seafood at the morning market and the Western churches of Motomachi.
City in Hokkaido
Advisories (minor): Strong wind, High waves · Alerts for all of Japan
- places to see
- 12
- protected local foods
- 11
- traditional crafts
- 2
- Japan Heritage stories
- 9
Map of Hakodate
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Things to see in Hakodate
Hakodate Park
函館公園A park in Hokkaido, Japan.
Shinoridate Fort
志苔館A castle in Hokkaido, Japan.
Goryokaku
五稜郭A castle in Hokkaido, Japan.
Hakodate City Museum of Literature
函館市文学館A museum in Hokkaido, Japan.
Trappistine Convent
トラピスチヌ修道院A church in Hokkaido, Japan.
Motomachi Park
元町公園A park in Hokkaido, Japan.
Hakodate Hachiman Shrine
函館八幡宮A Shinto shrine in Hokkaido, Japan.
Hakodate Northern Pacific Fishery Museum
函館市北洋資料館A museum in Hokkaido, Japan.
Museum Ship Mashu Maru of Hakodate
函館市青函連絡船記念館摩周丸A museum in Hokkaido, Japan.
Hokkaido Sakamoto Ryoma Museum
北海道坂本龍馬記念館A museum in Hokkaido, Japan.
Yamanoue Daijingu Shrine
山上大神宮A Shinto shrine in Hokkaido, Japan.
Hakodate City Museum
市立函館博物館A museum in Hokkaido, Japan.
Explore by interest
Japan Heritage stories in Hokkaido
Coal, steel and port: Hokkaido's northern industrial revolution
- Esashi: the herring town that outshone Edo
- Gyoda: the town of tabi storehouses
- Kitamaebune: the merchant ships that made Japan's port towns rich
- Masuda: a medieval masterpiece of Japan
Otaru, the heart of Hokkaido: a merchant city saved by its people
- Sacred land of salmon: 10,000 years on the Nemuro Strait
- Takaoka: the castle town that became a merchant town
The Kamikawa Ainu: living with the kamuy of Daisetsuzan
Local foods from Hokkaido
Crafts from Hokkaido
This week's weather (nearest forecast: Aomori)
Today
24 Oct
Cloudy
High 17°CLow 7°C
Sun
25 Oct
Cloudy
High 20°CLow 12°C
Rain 30%
Mon
26 Oct
Cloudy
High 17°CLow 7°C
Rain 40%
Tue
27 Oct
Cloudy
High 15°CLow 6°C
Rain 60%
Mild: long sleeves or a light cardigan. Bring a thin jacket for the evening.
Good to know
- The Mount Hakodate ropeway gets very busy at sunset. Go up 30 minutes early or wait for the second wave after dark.
- Goryokaku Tower next to the fort is the only place to see its star shape from above.
- Hakodate is about four hours from Sapporo by limited express train, or one hour from Shin-Aomori area by Hokkaido Shinkansen to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto.
More of Hokkaido
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