Hakodate

Hakodate sits beside the Tsugaru Strait in southern Hokkaido, Japan, where Mount Hakodate overlooks a narrow peninsula between the strait and Hakodate Bay. Opened to foreign trade in 1859, the port became one of Japan’s earliest international trading centres; the slopes of Motomachi still reflect that era in their churches, consulates and Western-style buildings. Goryōkaku, a star-shaped fort completed for the Tokugawa shogunate in 1864, was the scene of the Boshin War’s final battle in 1869. The waterfront morning market keeps the city’s maritime identity close to daily life. See how Hakodate fits within southern Hokkaido by browsing webcams nearby.

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