Welcome to Hakodate
Have you ever come to Hakodate?
We have a lot of sightseeing spots in Hakodate.
First of all, the night view from Mt. Hakodate is splendid.
The view is counted as one of the three magnificent night views of the world.
Next, there is Goryokaku tower, the tower with pentagonal-shaped top.
Recently, they built a new taller tower.
From the top of the tower, you can see the incredible view of Goryokaku park, thepentagonal-shaped fortress site, as historically famous as Toshizo Hijikata.
Moreover, Hakodate is more exotic and historically famous than you might think.
Russian Orthodox Church, the old public hall of Hakodate ward, the old British
consulate, the Chinese Memorial hall, the oldest concrete utility pole in Japan, Red
brick warehouses, the Torapist Monastery and the Trappistinu Convent.
By the way, I’m getting hungry.
Hakodate is rich in foods from the sea and mountains.
There are a lot of delicious foods in Hakodate.
Hakodate catches more squid than anywhere in Hokkaido.
Seaweed steals the limelight because of the area's good method for promptness andtreatment during processing.
You can enjoy a variety of dishes using Hakodate's finest resources, such as marine
products sold at Asaichi, the morning market, fine squid sashimi, a big burger of Lucky
Pierrot, Yakitori-box lunch of Hasegawa store, Curry dishes of Gotoken restaurant, andChinese noodle with salt-flavored soup.
Then, please come to our Hakodate by airplane.
Wait! Don’t they come by ferry boats?
There is a way to come by JR train passing through the Seikan tunnel.
First of all, let me explain the way using an airplane.
It takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes from Tokyo to Hakodate by plane.
Hakodate airport is located very close to the town.

So you can enjoy watching thebird’s eye view of Hakodate from your window on the plane.
It costs 27,000 yen when coming from Tokyo to Hakodate by the fixed price of airplane.

However, when you use AirDo line, it only costs about 10,000 yen.
Airplanes fly directly from Russia and South Korea to the Hakodate airport.
That means, you can directly fly to Russia and South Korea from Hakodate.
Then let me explain the way coming to Hakodate by ferry.
The ferry goes between Hakodate and Aomori from early in the morning to midnight.
Use the ferry when you want to enjoy sightseeing Hakodate by driving your own car.
It takes about four hours by ferry between Hakodate and Aomori..
In addition, it only takes 1 hour and 45 minutes when using a high-speed ferry named
Natchan rera that has gone into service on September 1.
When using a conventional ferry, the charge for one car is ２０，０００ yen.
A one-way ticket for an adult taking Natchanrera costs from 5,000 yen.
The terminal building has been remodeled recently, and you can enjoy the whole view of
the Hakodate port from the fourth floor of the building.
If you want to come to Hakodate taking a peaceful trip, you should choose JR train.
The train from Honshu arrives at Hakodate passing through the Seikan Tunnel built
under the Tsugaru strait.
Because Hakodate Station is a terminal station, we don’t need to climb any stairs to getto the platforms.
The inside of Hakodate station has put the concept of universal design into place with
all-flat first floor.

As for the appearance, the building has been designed as the motif of

Seikan ferry, which was anchored at the pier near the station and used as the onlytransportation connecting Honshu and Hokkaido.
The fare for one adult taking JR from Tokyo to Hakodate is about 20,000 yen.

It takes

about six hours.
To tell the truth, the government decided to extend Shinkansen line to Hakodate twoyears ago.

Hopefully, by 2015, Shinkansen will achieve the first landing in Hokkaido

on Hakodate,Once again, the fastest method is airplane.
If you want to travel with your car, you should take the ferry.
If you wants to pass through the Seikan Tunnel, JR. is the way.

After all, there are three kinds of transportation that take you to Hakodate.
We are very sure that any method of transportation will make your trip to Hakodate
rich and memorable.
By all means, please come to Hakodate, the town we are proud of.
Thank you very much for listening.