Hakodate Airport 26 min
Hakodate Asaichi (14 min) Seafood, fruits & vegetables, plus souvenirs, sold in a large, bustling market with eateries. Hakodate Magistrate's Office (12 min) History exhibits shown in a restored Edo-period government structure with traditional architecture. Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden (Hot-Tubbing Monkeys) (21 min) Tropical botanical garden featuring an airy greenhouse & monkeys bathing in a hot spring. Former British Consulate of Hakodate (18 min) Historic diplomatic building with exhibits, an English garden & traditional afternoon tea service. Hakodate Orthodox Church (18 min) Circa-19th-century Russian Orthodox church with dramatic night lighting & a bell tower. Goryokaku Park (11 min) Moated, star-shaped 1800s fort, now a leafy park with picnic areas & spring cherry blossom viewing. Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward (20 min) Mount Hakodate (27 min) Accessible via cable car or hiking trail, this 1,096-ft. mount is a popular lookout for city lights. 函館山ロープウェイ山麓駅 (18 min) Cable car boarding & disembarking point for a modern tramway to the top of Mount Hakodate. Goryōkaku (11 min) Park with cherry trees in a late-Edo period, 5-pointed star-shaped fortress with a moat. Kōsetsu-en (19 min) Goryōkaku Tower (11 min) This 107-m. tower has an observatory with views of mountains & the star-shaped fort below. Motomachi Park (18 min) Trappistine Monastery (26 min) Established by 7 French nuns in 1898, this peaceful convent is still an active nunnery today. Cape Tachimachi (23 min) Scenic cliffside area, home to the tomb of poet Takuboku Ishikawa, with rugged coastal views. |