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22922229 By plane there are more than 10 round-trip limited-express train services per day. Iwanai There are direct domestic flights to Airport from , Osaka, Nagoya and Sapporo. A shuttle bus operates 1. From the Tokyo, Sendai and Morioka areas Legend from to downtown Hakodate and takes + limited express train (Tokyo ↔ Sendai ↔ National Highway approximately 20 minutes. There are also direct international Morioka ↔ Shin ) approx. 6 hrs. Suttsu flights linking Hakodate Airport with Seoul (Incheon Airport) 2. Luxury Overnight Limited Express (Tokyo↔ Expressway Rankoshi in Korea. Sendai ↔ Morioka↔ Hakodate) approx. 12 hrs. 40 min. 3. Limited Express Sleeper Train (Ueno ↔ Sendai From Tokyo ↔ Hakodate) approx. 11 hrs. 30 min. Haneda Airport↔ Hakodate Airport, approx. 1 hr. 20 min. 4. Super and Hokuto Limited Express Trains From Osaka (Sapporo ↔ Hakodate) approx. 3 hrs. 20 min. Shimamaki Kuromatsunai Kansai International Airport ↔ Hakodate Airport, approx. 1 hr. 40 min. By Ferry From Nagoya Ferry services to Hakodate operate from Aomori and Ohma, Central Japan (Chubu) International Airport↔ Hakodate and are convenient for those traveling by car. Airport, approx. 1 hr. 30 min. From Aomori 7 From Seoul, Korea 1. Kaikyo Ferry, approx. 3 hrs. 40 min. 2. , approx. 4 hrs. 229 Oshamambe Incheon Airport ↔Hakodate Airport, approx. 2 hrs. 30 min. (3 times a week: Tues., Thurs., Sun.) From Ohma Setana 3. Tsugaru Kaikyo Ferry, approx. 1 hr. 40 min. Imakane 2 2 By train Kitahiyama From the Tokyo area, take the Tohoku Shinkansen and a Please confirm with the respective ferry companies in limited express train for the most convenient access. From advance

Hakodate Morning Market take a stroll. The smart cafés, restaurants Tokugawa shogunate and the armed Initially started during the black-market and souvenir shops dotted around the area rebel forces of the Ezo Republic. From period after the war, Hakodate’s Morning add to the atmosphere and enjoyment. late April, the Yoshino Cherry Blossoms in the park bloom, making the location a Taisei 2 Market is the oldest type of market in Okushiri Japan. Originally, stalls were set up on Mt. Hakodate favorite among the locals for staging the road but the market moved to its The observatory at the summit is cherry blossom viewing parties. present site around 1956. Over 400 stalls accessible via the Hakodate Ropeway Kumaishi – selling everything from seafood, from the base station, as well as by a road Goryokaku Tower 27 Mori vegetables, fruit, dried food, candy and that is open during the daytime but closed Originally completed in December 1964 even clothing – make up the market, to private vehicles at night and during the to commemorate the 100th anniversary 229 Shikabe which bustles to the sound of traders winter. On clear days it is possible to see of the building of Goryokaku Fort, the Otobe hawking their wares from as early as 5 not only wonderful views of the city of former tower (60 m tall) was replaced Assabu a.m. Although in recent years the market Hakodate below, but also far across to the by the new tower (107 m, incl. 22 27 has undergone refurbishment, much of the Peninsula on the other side of lightening rod), which opened on April 22 22 Nanae Minamikayabe old atmosphere remains. An arcade of the . At nighttime, the view 1, 2006. The tower’s observatory Ono small food bars selling rice topped with from Mt. Hakodate is particularly affords panoramic views of Mt. Esashi fresh seafood has been completed, stunning thanks to the contrast between Hakodate, Tsugaru Strait, the peaks of Kamiiso Todohokke ensuring the market is as popular as ever. the bright lights of the city and the the Yokotsu Mountain Range and the Kaminokuni 22 Hakodate darkness of the sea on either side of the star-shaped grounds of Goryokaku Fort Esan 27 Motomachi area hourglass-shaped peninsula, not to below. 22 Toi Kikonai 279 Needless to say, this is one of Hakodate’s mention the bright lights of the two most popular sightseeing spots; the squid-fishing boats on the horizon. Along Yunokawa Onsen other being the nighttime view from the with Naples and Hong Kong, Hakodate is The name Yunokawa is derived from the Shiriuchi top of Mt. Hakodate, which is said to said to boast one of the world’s top three Ainu words meaning hot-water river. In equal similar views of Naples and Hong nighttime views. 1453, a lumberjack discovered a Kong and be one of the top 3 nighttime hot-water spring and the water is said to 22 views in the world. Motomachi is the area Goryokaku have healed a pain in his arm. Fukushima located at the northern base of Mt. Following the conclusion of the Subsequently, the local people started to Matsushima Hakodate, where the sloped streets ooze Kanagawa Treaty – a Japan-US treaty of bathe in the water, and in 1885 a spring Toyota Rent a Car Honda Rent-a-Car with an exotic atmosphere created by the amity and friendship – the port of with abundant hot water was dug and Branch Hakodate Airport Sales Office variety of architecture found there. Places Hakodate was opened to US trade. hot-spring inns were constructed. In Ohte-machi 19-2, Hakodate (5-min. walk from Takamatsu-cho 569-38, Hakodate of worship such as the Hakodate Russian Goryokaku was constructed as part of the 1887 a tramline was opened and Hakodate Station) Tel. 0138-59-2121 Orthodox Church and Motomachi northern defenses and was the country’s Yunokawa began to thrive as a spa Tel. 0138-26-0100 Business hours Catholic Church, as well as Western-style first-ever French-style star-shaped resort for the people from Hakodate. Business hours 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. buildings like the Old British Consulate of fortress; it is now a designated Special Now, approximately 1.8 million visitors 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (from Apr. 1 to Oct. 31) First Time Users Hakodate and Old Public Hall of Historic Site of Japan. The fort is famous per year stay in Yunokawa Onsen, and First Time Users https://www.hondarent.com/english/index.htm Hakodate Ward make Motomachi the as the site of the Battle of Hakodate, the the spa has become a popular base for http://rent.toyota.co.jp/en/beginner/index.html perfect place for visitors to Hakodate to final battle between the remnants of the sightseeing in the Hakodate area.