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Mt. Hakodate Observatory
Observation deck
Far-reaching views of the city, bay & strait from a mountaintop platform reached by cable car.
4.50 (14.8K reviews)
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Goryōkaku
Historical place
Park with cherry trees in a late-Edo period, 5-pointed star-shaped fortress with a moat.
4.40 (9.7K reviews)
3
函館山
Scenic spot
👍👍 Stunning sight at any given time of the day, could spend a whole day up there. The only downside is the place is super crowded at night, those rude Chinese tourists made the problem even worse.
And please make sure you have extra warming gear before you visit, its alot chillier than the town down be...
4.50 (454 reviews)
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Goryōkaku Tower
Observation deck
This 107-m. tower has an observatory with views of mountains & the star-shaped fort below.
4.30 (13.6K reviews)
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Children's World
Amusement park
👍👍 About 7 minutes by car from JR Hakodate Station.
An old-fashioned amusement park in Hakodate Park located at the foot of Mt. Hakodate.
It is a cozy place full of retro feeling, which opened in 1956.
Admission is free.
The usage fee for the playset is 300 yen each time.
A coupon ticket for eight...
4.40 (614 reviews)
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Goryokaku Park
Park
Moated, star-shaped 1800s fort, now a leafy park with picnic areas & spring cherry blossom viewing.
4.30 (10.5K reviews)
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Cape Tachimachi
Scenic spot
Scenic cliffside area, home to the tomb of poet Takuboku Ishikawa, with rugged coastal views.
4.30 (2.6K reviews)
9
Hachiman-Zaka Slope
Tourist attraction
👍👍 A very popular area, frequently visited by tourists for photographic shots. The picture of the slope from the top and down into the sea, is beautiful. Looks seamless...
But then, at times, there are too many tourists, jostling for spaces and photos. Patience needed for a good photography.
Best to co...
4.30 (2.5K reviews)
10
Yukura Shrine
Shinto shrine
Small shrine with a row of red torii gates, known for dispensing fortunes tied around paper squids.
4.30 (1.7K reviews)
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Hakodate Hachimangu
Shinto shrine
Calm Shinto shrine set in a forest, founded in 1445 with a main hall of more recent construction.
4.30 (1.4K reviews)
12
Hakodate Kosetsuen
Memorial park
Large, late-1800s hillside park renowned for its Shoin-style garden, cherry blossoms & fall foliage.
4.30 (1K reviews)
13
Mizunashikaihin Hot Spring
Outdoor bath
Outdoor thermal spring pool separated from the Pacific Ocean by a rock wall, accessed at low tide.
4.30 (545 reviews)
15
Hakodate Park
Park
Park founded in the 1800s known for spring cherry blossoms, theme park rides & a city museum.
4.20 (1.6K reviews)
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Hakodateshi Hokuyo Museum
Museum
👍 ["Very inexpensive small museum of fishing in Hokkaido; 100 yen per person. Everything is in Japanese (no English or other languages), so if you don\u2019t speak Japanese you might be limited to seeing the large replicas of polar bears, walruses and sea lions (which are fun).",null,[0,269]]
4.30 (373 reviews)
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Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples
Ethnographic museum
👍👍 ["This was a much bigger and more thorough museum than I had expected. It went into lots of aspects about the lives of northern peoples, from clothing to language to daily life. I was glad to see that the museum acknowledged that the encounters between these peoples and the Japanese was often explic...
4.20 (590 reviews)
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Hakodate Jomon Culture Center
History museum
👍👍 この道の駅は北海道観光の穴場といいますか本当にお勧めです。併設されている縄文文化交流センターはぜひ一度足を運んでみて欲しいです。国宝にこんなに間近で、しかも行列を気にせずじっくり向かい合えるのは貴重な体験だと思います。
中空土偶は名前こそ知らなくても写真はどこかで見たことがあるという方はいらっしゃる...
4.20 (512 reviews)