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1.Hakodate
Hakodate (函館市, Hakodate-shi) is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 279,851 with 143,221 households, and a population density of 412.83 persons per km2 (1,069.2 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 677.77 square kilometres (261.69 sq mi). The city is the third biggest in Hokkaido after Sapporo and Asahikawa.
population:244,497人 area:677.86km2
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Hakodate in Temple

1.Ōtani Hongan-ji Hakodate Betsu-in  ・16-15 Motomachi, Hakodate, Hokkaidō  ・Jōdo Shinshū Ōtani-ha
Ōtani Hongan-ji Hakodate Betsu-in (大谷派本願寺函館別院) is a branch temple of Higashi Hongan-ji in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. Rebuilt after a fire in 1907, it is the first temple in Japan built with reinforced concrete.[1] The Hondō (1915), Shōrō (1912–25), and Shōmon (1912–25) have all been designated Important Cultural Properties.[2][3][4]
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Hakodate in Shrine

2.Hakodate Hachimangū  ・Shinto
Hakodate Hachiman Shrine (函館八幡宮, Hakodate Hachimangū) is a Shinto shrine located in Hakodate, Hokkaido. It is a Hachiman shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman. It is also a Sōja shrine that enshrines all the deities of its region, although it technically does not have a province. It was established in 1445. Its main festival is held annually on August 15. Kami enshrined here include Emperor Ōjin as Hondawake no mikoto (品陀和気命), Sumiyoshi no Okami (住吉大神), and Kotohira no Okami (金刀比羅大神). It was formerly a National Shrine of the Second Rank (国幣中社, kokuhei-chūsha) in the modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines.
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3.Hokkaidō Tōshō-gū  ・
Hokkaido Tōshō-gū (北海道東照宮) is a Shinto shrine in Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the first Shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. It was previously known as Hakodate Tōshō-gū (函館東照宮).
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Hakodate in Castle

4.Goryōkaku
Goryōkaku (五稜郭, lit. 'five-point fort') is a star fort in the Japanese city of Hakodate on the island of Hokkaido.[1][2] The fortress was completed in 1866. It was the main headquarters of the short-lived Republic of Ezo.
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5.Shinoridate
The site of Shinoridate (志苔館跡, Shinoridate ato) in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan, is that once occupied by the Shinori Fort or Fortified Residence (as denoted by the tate or date ending). This was the easternmost of the so-called "Twelve Garrisons of Southern Hokkaido", built on the Oshima Peninsula by the Wajin from the fourteenth century.[1][2] The site was designated a National Historic Site in 1934 and is one of the Japan Castle Foundation's Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.[3][4]
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6.Shiryōkaku
Shiryōkaku (四稜郭) (literally, "four-point fort") is a fort in the city of Hakodate in southern Hokkaidō, Japan. It was constructed in April 1869, during the Battle of Hakodate, three kilometres to the northeast of Goryōkaku by two hundred soldiers of the former Tokugawa shogunate and a hundred local villagers, likely under the direction of Ōtori Keisuke.[1] Shiryōkaku has four bastions , and is sometimes known as the "butterfly fort" as opposed to the "star fort".[1]
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7.Benten Daiba
Benten Daiba (弁天台場) was a key fortress of the Republic of Ezo in 1868–1869. It was located at the entrance of the bay of Hakodate, in the northern island of Hokkaidō, Japan. Benten Daiba was built by the Japanese architect Takeda Ayasaburō on the site formerly occupied by a shrine to Benten, the goddess of fortune. Much of the remnants of the famous Shinsengumi fought their last battle and surrendered there.
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Hakodate in Museum

8.Hakodate City Museum  ・Hakodate, Hokkaidō
Hakodate City Museum (市立函館博物館, Shiritsu Hakodate Hakubutsukan) is a museum of history and natural history in Hakodate Park, Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. The forerunner of the current museum, the Hakodate Provisional Museum, building one, opened in May 1879, the second building in 1884, and the third building (later demolished) in 1891. In 1932 the first building became the Fisheries Pavilion and the second the Indigenous Peoples Pavilion. Legislation to create the current museum was passed in 1948, and the Hakodate City Museum opened in April 1966.[1][2]
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9.Hakodate Jōmon Culture Center  ・Hakodate, Hokkaidō
Hakodate Jōmon Culture Center (函館市縄文文化交流センター, Hakodate Jōmon Bunka Kōryū Senta—) opened in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan in 2011. It has four exhibition rooms dedicated to the Jōmon period, displaying some 1,200 pieces of earthenware and stoneware excavated in Hakodate as well as the only National Treasure in Hokkaidō, the so-called "Hollow Dogū" (中空土偶), excavated from the Chobonaino Site (著保内野遺跡) (designated in 2007). Hands-on activities, including magatama-making and "angin (編布)-knitting", are also available. The museum is located at Michi no Eki Jōmon Roman Minamikayabe (道の駅縄文ロマン 南かやべ), making this the only roadside station in Japan with a museum with a National Treasure.[1][2][3]
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10.Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples  ・Hakodate, Hokkaidō
Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples (函館市北方民族資料館, Hakodate-shi Hoppō Minzoku Shiryōkan) first opened as the Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples and Ishikawa Takuboku (函館市北方民族・石川啄木資料館) in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1989. Located in the former Bank of Japan Hakodate Branch building of 1926, after the transfer out of materials relating to the poet to the Hakodate City Museum of Literature (函館市文学館), the museum reopened in its current guise in April 1993. It displays objects that were formerly part of the collection of the Hakodate City Museum (市立函館博物館), including materials relating to the Orok as well as 750 items used in the daily life of the Ainu that have been jointly designated an Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property.[1][2]
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Hakodate in literature museum

11.Hakodate City Museum of Literature  ・
The Hakodate City Museum of Literature (函館市文学館, Hakudate-shi Bungaku-kan) opened in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1993. It exhibits materials relating to Ishikawa Takuboku and other contributors to the Hakodate literary scene.[1][2] The building in which the museum is housed was constructed in 1921 as the Hakodate Branch of the Dai-ichi Bank. After the bank moved premises in 1964, the building was taken over by the JACCS company (ja), which donated it to the city in November 1989, to be used for the promotion of culture.[1][2]
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Hakodate in art museum

12.Hakodate Museum of Art, Hokkaido
Hakodate Museum of Art, Hokkaido (北海道立函館美術館, Hokkaidō-ritsu Hakodate Bikutsukan) opened in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1986. The collection focuses on works from southern Hokkaidō, including paintings by Kakizaki Hakyō and calligraphy by Kaneko Ōtei (金子鴎亭), and special exhibitions are also mounted.[1]
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Hakodate in station

13.Kikyō Station  ・3-41-36 Kikyo, HakodateHokkaido PrefectureJapan
Kikyō Station (桔梗駅, Kikyō-eki) is a railway station on the JR Hokkaido Hakodate Main Line. It is located in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. The station has two platforms serving two tracks. Kikyō Station is administered by Goryōkaku Station and operated by JR Hakodate Development Co., Ltd. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale.
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14.Goryōkaku Station  ・64-16 Kameda Honcho, HakodateHokkaido PrefectureJapan
Goryōkaku Station (五稜郭駅, Goryōkaku-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line and South Hokkaido Railway Line in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) and South Hokkaido Railway Company. The station is named after Goryōkaku fort, located about two kilometers from the station.
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15.Hakodate Station  ・Hakodate, HokkaidoJapan
Hakodate Station (函館駅, Hakodate-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
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Hakodate in park

16.Hakodate Park  ・Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Hakodate Park (函館公園, Hakodate Kōen) is a large Western-style park in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan, at the foot of Mount Hakodate. Opened in 1879,[1] it is a registered as a "place of scenic beauty" in Japan's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties. It contains the Hakodate City Museum, as well as a small zoo and children's theme park ("Kodomo no Kuni"), and is a popular site for cherry blossom viewing.[2]
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Hakodate in hot spring

17.Yunokawa Onsen (Hokkaido)
The Yunokawa Onsen (湯の川温泉) is a well known onsen in Japan on the northern island of Hokkaidō. It is located on the outskirts of Hakodate city close to Hakodate Airport.
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Hakodate in Mountain

18.Mount E
Mount E (恵山, E-san) is an active stratovolcano of the Kameda peninsula, which is itself part of the larger Oshima Peninsula. It is in the rural, eastern region of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. Mount E is part of Esan Prefectural Natural Park.[2]
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19.Mount Maru (Esan)
Mount Maru (丸山, Maru-yama) is an active stratovolcano of the Kameda peninsula. It is located in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Maru is also known as Esan Maruyama (恵山丸山) to distinguish it from other Mount Maru's and because of its close association with nearby Mount E.
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20.Mount Hakodate
Mount Hakodate (函館山, Hakodate-yama) is an inactive volcanic[2] mountain in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain is renowned for its view of the surrounding bay and city. The Michelin Green Guide: Japan gave the experience 3/3 stars in a review, placing it as equal to mountain views of Naples and Hong Kong.[3]The peak is accessible by hiking or by bike, as well as by a regular cable car service.
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Hakodate in Dishes

21.Ika sōmen
Ika sōmen (イカそうめん, 烏賊素麺, いかソーメン, "squid noodles") refer to a type of sashimi that is made from raw squid cut into fine strips, vaguely resembling sōmen type noodles. They are typically served with grated ginger and soy sauce[1] or a soy sauce-based mentsuyu sauce. They are slurped up,[1][2] much in the way that noodles are eaten according to Japanese custom.
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22.Ikameshi
Ikameshi (烏賊飯, literally squid rice) is a Japanese dish of rice-filled squid. It is a regional dish from the Oshima area of Hokkaidō.[1]
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23.Lucky Pierrot
Lucky Pierrot is a Japanese chain of hamburger fast food restaurants founded in 1987. The company operates 17 stores in Hakodate, Hokkaido and serves 1.8 million customers per year.[1][2] Each of its 17 stores has a different theme.[3] The Nikkei named its Chinese Chicken Burger Japan's "best local hamburger".[4] In 2005, the chain released a hamburger with whale meat.[5]
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