Hakodate & Southern Hokkaido Travel Guide sample book

The Regional Guide

HAKODATE & SOUTHERN HOKKAIDO SAMPLE BOOK

HAKODATE · ONUMA PARK · ESAN · MATSUMAE ESASHI · OKUSHIRI · HIYAMA COAST · SETANA

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Introduction

HAKODATE & SOUTHERN HOKKAIDO Hokkaido’s gateway from Honshu offers historic towns, pleasant waterfront and onsen. Start your journey from nostalgic Hakodate.

Choshi Surf Beach, Todohokke, Hakodate

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Rankoshi Suttsu

Shikotsu-Toya National Park

Yotei-zan (1898m)

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Rusutsu

Shimamaki

Harauta

Otaru

Kutchan

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CENTRAL HOKKAIDO

Kuromatsunai

Toya-ko Sukki

Kariba-yama (1520m)

Sapporo

Toyako

Noboribetsu Onsen

Oshamanbe

SEA OF JAPAN Imakane

Setana

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Uchiura Bay (Funka-wan)

Kitahiyama Ota-yama (485m)

Muroran Yurappu-dake (1276m)

Okushiri-to Taisei

Noboribetsu

Yakumo

Miyano

ONUMA PARK & AROUND HAKODATE

Okushiri Kumaishi

OSHIMA PENINSULA

Aonae

MATSUMAE & HIYAMA

Yokotsu-dake (1167m) Minamikayabe

Shin-HakodateHokuto

Assabu

Nanae

Hokuto Hokkaido Shinkansen

Kaminokuni

PACIFIC OCEAN

Koma-ga-take (1131m) Shikabe Onuma Park

Otobe

Esashi

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Nigorikawa Onsen

Kameda Peninsula Esan

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HAKODATE

Todohokke E-san (618m)

Toi

Kikonai Haraguchi

Matsumae Peninsula

Shiriuchi

Daisengen-dake (1072m)

Matsumae O-shima

Matsumae

Oma Fukushima Seikan Tunnel

Matsumae Ko-jima

Tsugaru Strait

Shin-Aomori & Tokyo

AOMORI PREFECTURE

Ohata

Shimokita Peninsula Mutsu

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TABLE OF CONTENTS HAKODATE Southern Hokkaido’s romantic port town offers nostalgic buildings, perfect night views and coastal onsen. Motomachi district on a scenic hillside keeps a nostalgic atmosphere.

• Hakodate-yama • Motomachi & The Bay Area • Goryokaku • Yunokawa Onsen

ONUMA PARK & AROUND HAKODATE Onuma Park is one of Hokkaido’s most beautiful resorts with peaceful lakes, mountains and onsen. The Kameda Peninsula is an unknown jewel to most international tourists.

• Onuma Park • Esan & Kameda Peninsula • Oshamanbe

MATSUMAE & HIYAMA The spectacular coastal Oiwake Soran Line, stretch south from Matsumae to Hiyama, is the home of Hokkaido’s Japanese culture and historical heritages.

• Matsumae • Kaminokuni • Esashi • Okushiri-to • Hiyama Coast: Assabu to Taisei • Setana

GENERAL INFORMATION • Useful Phrases • Travel Glossary • Travel by Train • How to Take the Bus • Major Bus Routes 3

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HAKODATE 函館 One of Japan’s first international trade ports opened in 1854, Hakodate is a romantic port town with an East-meets-West culture, historic buildings, markets and seafood. Motomachi district on a scenic hillside keeps a nostalgic atmosphere.

After the start of the Hokkaido Shinkansen (bullet train), Hakodate is growing again as an international tourism city and the gateway of Hokkaido for rail travelers from Tokyo. We recommend you to spend two days in the city and admire a romantic night view from Hakodate-yama.

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Hakodate Bay

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Hakodate Port Hakodate Dock-mae Anama Beach

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Motomachi

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Trappistine-iriguchi bus stop

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Minamikayabe

Yunokawa Onsen

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Chiyogadai Park

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Foreigners’ Cemetery

Goryokaku Park

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Hakodate-yama (334m)

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Top Destinations in Hakodate ★

Hakodate-yama (334m)

This small mountain boasts one of world’s most beautiful night views, which looks like big wings crossing the ocean. ★

Motomachi

Motomachi is a great strolling district with scenic slopes, elegant Western-style buildings, churches and temples. ★

The Bay Area

Hakodate’s historic waterfront area is dotted with warehouses, restaurants and bars.

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Goryokaku Park

The five-star-shaped Goryokaku was Japan’s first Western-style fort. Some 1600 beautiful cherry trees bloom in spring. ★

Yunokawa Onsen

One of Hokkaido’s oldest and largest onsen resorts lie along the Tsugaru Strait. You will see fantastic views of the fishing boats’ light. ★

Horai-cho

There are well-established restaurants, cafes and sweet shops around the tram stop.

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MOTOMACHI & THE BAY AREA 元町 · ベイエリア

Hakodate Orthodox Church

ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES

HIGHLIGHTS

Hakodate Station Area 函館駅前

★ Hakodate Morning Market ★ Kanemori Red Brick Warehouses ★ Scenic Slopes overlooking the Harbor ★ Motomachi District ★ Yachigashira Onsen

Hakodate Morning Market 函館朝市 A good starting place for stroll the town is the lively Asa-ichi (morning market), immediately to the right as you exit JR Hakodate Station. It has about 280 small stores that selling fresh (but a bit pricey) seafood, such as ika (squid) and kani (crabs), from all over Hokkaido. Try ika-tsuri (squid fishing) from a tank and taste its sashimi right away at the Ekini Ichiba.

There are also shokudo (eateries), food stands, fruit and vegetable shops. Most stores close by 2pm. ‣ MARKET: Hakodate Asa-ichi; 9-19 Wakamatsu-cho; 5am-2pm, from 6am Jan-Apr; Wi-Fi ‣ www.hakodate-asaichi.com

COMBINATION TICKETS Hakodate’s combination tickets are available for admission to any combination of the Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward, the Old British Consulate, the Hakodate City Museum of Literature and the Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples. ‣ Kyotsu-ken; 2 facilities ¥500, 3 facilities ¥720, 4 facilities ¥840 6

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Hakodate Motomachi & The Bay Area ATTRACTIONS 01 Foreigners’ Cemetery 02 Hakodate Chinese Memorial Hall 03 Hakodate City Museum 04 Hakodate City Museum of Literature 05 Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples 06 Hakodate Episcopal Church 07 Hakodate Hachiman-gu 08 Hakodate Morning Market 09 Hakodate Orthodox Church 10 Hakodate Park 11 Hakodate Takadaya Kahei Museum 12 Hakodate-yama 13 Hekketsu-hi Memorial 14 Higashi Hongan-ji Hakodate Betsuin 15 Jitsugyo-ji 16 Kanemori Red Brick Warehouses 17 Koryu-ji 18 Motomachi Park 19 Motomachi Roman Catholic Church 20 Motomachi Water Supply Pond 21 Old British Consulate 22 Old Hakodate Fort 23 Old Kanemori Haberdashery 24 Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward 25 Old Russian Consulate 26 Seikan Ferry Memorial Ship Mashu-maru

27 Shomyo-ji 28 Tachimachi-misaki 29 Yachigashira Onsen

SLEEP 30 Four Points by Sheraton Hakodate 31 Garden House Cha-Cha 32 HakoBA Hakodate 33 Hakodate Danshaku Club Hotel & Resorts 34 La Vista Bay Hakodate 35 Smile Hotel Hakodate

EAT & DRINK 36 Asari Honten (sukiyaki) 37 Daimon Yokocho (food stalls) 38 Hakodate Beer 39 Hasegawa Store & Lucky Pierrot 40 Lucky Pierrot Hakodate Ekimae-ten 41 Lucky Pierrot Marina Suehiro-ten 42 Morie (Russian) 43 Restaurant Gotoken (yoshoku) 44 Senshuan Sohonke (sweets)

PRACTICAL TIPS 45 Hakodate Community Design Center 46 Hakodate-yama Fureai Center 47 Hokkaido Bank & Kiralis Hakodate 48 North Pacific Bank 49 Russian Consulate Hakodate Office

SEIKAN FERRY MEMORIAL SHIP MASHU-MARU A 5-minute walk from JR Hakodate Station, the floating ship museum Mashu-maru was used as a Hakodate-Aomori train ferry from 1965 to 1988. The museum includes model ships, a steering gear room, ship’s re-create passenger rooms and history of the port. You can overlooking the port from decks and have Russian tea on the 3rd floor (10am-3pm).

The ship’s whistle sounds at noon and 5pm. ‣ MUSEUM: 青函連絡船記念館摩周丸; 12 Wakamatsu-cho; 8.30am-6pm Apr-Oct, 9am-5pm Nov-Mar, 10am-3pm 31 Dec-3 Jan; Closed 2nd week of Apr; ¥500 ‣ www.mashumaru.com

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ONUMA PARK & AROUND HAKODATE 大沼公園 · 函館近郊 Rugged sea cliff, peaceful lakes, volcanic mountains and relaxing onsen, the region around Hakodate making for a popular excursion. Onuma QuasiNational Park is Southern Hokkaido’s top resort that offers graceful holiday, such as cycling and skiing.

The Kameda Peninsula juts into the Pacific Ocean on the east coast of Hakodate is an unknown jewel to most international tourists.

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Nigorikawa Onsen

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Oshamanbe (50km) Yakumo (20km)

Nikorino-yu

Uchiura Bay (Funka-wan)

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Sawara Koma-ga-take (1131m) Hokkaido Expwy

Onuma Park

Onuma QuasiNational Park Kijihiki-yama (683m)

Hakodate Nanae Snow Park

Onuma

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Ofune JR Hakodate Line Yokotsu-dake Usujiri

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Shikabe Onsen

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Choshi ★ EsanTodohokke misaki E-san (618m) ★ ★

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Hokuto (Kamiiso) Danshaku Museum Trappist Convent

Goryokaku

Yunokawa Onsen Hakodate Esan Prefectural Bay HAKODATE 278

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Esan Kaihin Park

Esan Onsen

Hiura Coast

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TOP DESTINATIONS in Onuma Park & Around Hakodate ★

Onuma Park

Southern Hokkaido’s most beautiful lakeside resort offers good for picnic, camping, cycling and hiking. ★

Nigorikawa Onsen

Nigorikawa’s caldera village has rustic onsen ryokan dating back to the Edo period. ★

Oshamanbe

This railway town is famous for its kani-meshi (crab meat and rice).

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E-san (618m)

This sacred active volcano is covered with about 600,000 azaleas in the late spring.

There are several scenic hiking trails. ★

Esan-misaki

Esan-misaki is the prettiest cape of Southern Hokkaido. Getting into the open-air onsen by the sea. ★

Choshi

One of Hokkaido’s best surf spots.

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MATSUMAE & HIYAMA 松前 · 檜山 The spectacular coastal Oiwake Soran Line, stretch south from Matsumae to Hiyama Region, is the home of Hokkaido’s Japanese culture and historical heritages dating back to the feudal period. Japan’s northernmost castle town Matsumae and once the island’s main trading center Esashi keeps tasteful buildings and festivals.

The coastline of Hiyama and the remote island of Okushiri-to offers rugged headlands and pleasant beaches jutting into the clear ocean. Add the delight of local seafood such as sea urchin and abalone.

Ryu’un-in, Matsumae

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JR Hakodate Line

Motta-misaki

Kariba-Motta Prefectural Natural Park

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Setana ★

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Daisengen-dake (1072m)

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Hiyama Prefectural Natural Park

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Fukushima Seikan Tunnel (Hokkaido Aomori Shinkansen)

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TOP DESTINATIONS in Matsumae & Hiyama ★

Matsumae

Known as ‘Little Kyoto of the North’, Japan’s northernmost castle town remains the historic temples and ruins. More than 10,000 cherry trees blossom around the castle from late April to mid May. ★

Esashi

Once Hokkaido’s main trading center keeps the wooden marchant houses, Oiwake folk song and traditional festivals.

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Okushiri-to

This island has a couple of tranquil beaches, campsites and heartwarming hospitality. ★

Hiyama Coast

The coastal Oiwake Soran Line from Esashi to Setana passing the impressive sea-sculpted rock formations and onsen. ★

Setana

Setana boasts rugged coastline, pleasant beaches and Japan’s clearest river.

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