Hakodate Port | Cruises Hokkaido

Hakodate is one of Japan�fs most famous sightseeing areas, attracting 5 million tourists a year. Due to the city�fs history as Japan�fs first international port, its streetscapes are influenced by various foreign cultures. In particular, the Western district at the foot of Mt. Hakodate has churches and many other historic buildings. Inexpensive fresh marine products are available in the city, which is surrounded by the sea on three sides. The Hakodate Morning Market, located beside the JR Hakodate Station, is crowded from early in the morning as people gather in search of fresh food.

Hakodate�fs most famous tourist spot is Mt. Hakodate, which affords a splendid nighttime view of the unique geographical features and fantastic landscape below, enchanting countless visitors with wonderful, everlasting memories.

Many other tourist spots in the city are easily accessible from the airport and port, including the special historical remains of Goryokaku Fort, which staged the final battle of the Boshin War; the Trappistine Convent and Yunokawa hot-spring resort.

Nighttime view of Hakodate

Goryokaku Fort

Kanemori Warehouses

Hakodate Morning Market

With exhibition rooms remodeled to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Hakodate Port�fs opening, the Old British Consulate of Hakodate [sic] opened as a charming Port Memorial Hall that conveys the history of the opening of port, clearly. From the arrival of the first consul Hodgson in 1859, the Union Jack was flown at the British Consulate of Hakodate until 1934, creating a symbolic sight in the port city. After surviving repeated damage, the current building, designed by the Shanghai Construction Bureau of the British Government�fs Ministry of Engineering Works, was completed in 1913. In addition to the exhibition rooms, the hall also houses a shop and a cafe.

Old British consulate