Hakodate Airport 20 min
函館山ロープウェイ山麓駅 (20 min) Cable car boarding & disembarking point for a modern tramway to the top of Mount Hakodate. Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward (22 min) Motomachi Park (20 min) Cape Tachimachi (24 min) Scenic cliffside area, home to the tomb of poet Takuboku Ishikawa, with rugged coastal views. Hakodate Asaichi (17 min) Seafood, fruits & vegetables, plus souvenirs, sold in a large, bustling market with eateries. Kōsetsu-en (14 min) Hakodate Orthodox Church (21 min) Circa-19th-century Russian Orthodox church with dramatic night lighting & a bell tower. Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden (Hot-Tubbing Monkeys) (16 min) Tropical botanical garden featuring an airy greenhouse & monkeys bathing in a hot spring. Goryokaku Park (6 min) Moated, star-shaped 1800s fort, now a leafy park with picnic areas & spring cherry blossom viewing. Mount Hakodate (28 min) Accessible via cable car or hiking trail, this 1,096-ft. mount is a popular lookout for city lights. Goryōkaku (6 min) Park with cherry trees in a late-Edo period, 5-pointed star-shaped fortress with a moat. Goryōkaku Tower (7 min) This 107-m. tower has an observatory with views of mountains & the star-shaped fort below. Former British Consulate of Hakodate (21 min) Historic diplomatic building with exhibits, an English garden & traditional afternoon tea service. Hakodate Magistrate's Office (8 min) History exhibits shown in a restored Edo-period government structure with traditional architecture. Trappistine Monastery (20 min) Established by 7 French nuns in 1898, this peaceful convent is still an active nunnery today. |