Hakodate Airport 14 min
函館山ロープウェイ山麓駅 (14 min) Cable car boarding & disembarking point for a modern tramway to the top of Mount Hakodate. Cape Tachimachi (19 min) Scenic cliffside area, home to the tomb of poet Takuboku Ishikawa, with rugged coastal views. Goryōkaku (11 min) Park with cherry trees in a late-Edo period, 5-pointed star-shaped fortress with a moat. Hakodate Magistrate's Office (15 min) History exhibits shown in a restored Edo-period government structure with traditional architecture. Goryōkaku Tower (9 min) This 107-m. tower has an observatory with views of mountains & the star-shaped fort below. Hakodate Asaichi (11 min) Seafood, fruits & vegetables, plus souvenirs, sold in a large, bustling market with eateries. Kōsetsu-en (11 min) Mount Hakodate (22 min) Accessible via cable car or hiking trail, this 1,096-ft. mount is a popular lookout for city lights. Goryokaku Park (15 min) Moated, star-shaped 1800s fort, now a leafy park with picnic areas & spring cherry blossom viewing. Catholic Church Hakodate Motomachi (15 min) Small, historic Roman Catholic church featuring Gothic architecture & a bell tower. Trappistine Monastery (16 min) Established by 7 French nuns in 1898, this peaceful convent is still an active nunnery today. Motomachi Park (14 min) Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward (16 min) Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden (Hot-Tubbing Monkeys) (9 min) Tropical botanical garden featuring an airy greenhouse & monkeys bathing in a hot spring. Hakodate Orthodox Church (15 min) Circa-19th-century Russian Orthodox church with dramatic night lighting & a bell tower. |