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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Niseko
Rankoshi Suttsu
Shikotsu-Toya National Park
Yotei-zan (1898m)
Shikotsu-ko
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
Mori
Nigorikawa Onsen
Kameda Peninsula Esan
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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 Port Hakodate Dock-mae Anama Beach
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Trappistine-iriguchi bus stop
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SakuraNakajima gaoka-dori Renbai JRA Hakodate Racecourse Horikawa-cho 278
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Yunokawa Onsen
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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
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MOTOMACHI & THE BAY AREA 元町 · ベイエリア
Hakodate Orthodox Church
ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES
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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
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PACIFIC OCEAN
Ofune JR Hakodate Line Yokotsu-dake Usujiri
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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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Kikonai Hokkaido Shinkansen
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Tsugaru Strait
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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
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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.
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JR Hakodate Line
Motta-misaki
Kariba-Motta Prefectural Natural Park
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Setana ★
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Hokkaido Expwy
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Kameda Peninsula
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AOMORI PREFECTURE
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
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