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EXPERIENCE

1 the peak of which can be GREAT VIEW
reached by cable car, road,
Hakodate or on foot. From here, you Night Vision
函館 can see the sea, the moun- The spectacular view
tains, and the unique shape
from Mount Hakodate
EXPERIENCE Hokkaido £ @ from Sapporo g From The quiet Motomachi city lights fanning
! A3 ⌂ 150 miles (240 km
of the shim mering
of the city below.
SW of Sapporo) k Hakodate
out between the two
dis trict, nestling beneath
Aomori n JR Stn; www.
dark arms of the sea is
Mount Hakodate in the south
hakodate.travel/en
considered one of the
of the city, is the most attrac-
finest night views in
Once an island, the fan-shaped tive area. Western-style
all of Japan.
city of Hakodate now straddles
buildings are a feature here,
a low sandbar that links it to
status. They include the Old
the mainland. In 1854, the city
Public Hall, with its stately
was desig nated one of the a legacy of the treaty-port create a popular springtime
first treaty ports in Japan. blue-and-yellow clapboarding; spectacle. The pentangle-
Fifteen years later the city was the Russian Orthodox Church shaped Goryo kaku Fort was
the scene of the last battle in with its spire and onion completed in 1864 to defend
Japan before World War II. domes; and, nearby, the against the Russians, but it fell
Within easy reach of the Old British Consulate. to imperial forces in 1869. The
center is Mount Hakodate, In the north, Goryokaku Former Magistrate Office sits
Park provides a peaceful at the center of the fortress.
haven for strolling, and its Hot-spring enthusiasts
more than 1,500 cherry trees will want to stay at the
onsen resort of Yunokawa
15 minutes from the center.
The star-shaped About an hour’s drive to the
Goryokaku Fort in east of the city is the active
Hakodate and the Mount Esan volcano with
Former Magistrate nearby azalea gardens
Office (inset) and forested slopes.

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