When visiting Hokkaido, be sure to check out Hakodate. This small but unique city will pleasantly surprise you with a variety of seafood at the morning market, an impressive view of the harbor and colorful European-style buildings. The harmony of foreign and Japanese culture has become the city's trademark. Experience its unique character!
You can get to Hakodate from Tokyo by shinkansen, traveling through the Seikan Underwater Tunnel, located at a depth of 240 meters. It is the second longest and deepest underwater railroad tunnel in the world.
We recommend staying overnight at a local hotel to visit the morning market the next day for the freshest seafood breakfast!
Excursion "Hakodate: Heading North!"
Tour time: 10.00-18.00
- Hakodate Morning Market More than 600 street vendors sell seafood, fruits and vegetables, dried foods, ready-to-eat meals and beverages. In addition, there are various cafes and the Donburi Yokocho food court, where you can sample dishes made from the freshest seafood.
- Going up the cable car Mt. HakodateIt offers a magnificent view of the city and the harbor.
- Walking in the Motomati neighborhoodwhere it's located Church of the Resurrection It was founded in 1859 by Joseph Goshkevich, the Russian Consul in Hakodate. It was the first Orthodox church built in Japan.
- Attendance Hakodate Botanical Garden. This luxurious botanical garden is powered by the heat from the Yunokawa hot spring. About 300 species of tropical plants grow here, and during the cold season (December through May), the hot springs are used for bathing. adorable monkeys.
