The area is now a park. The old warehouses lining both sides of the canal have been converted into a shopping center called Bay Hakodate. This shopping arcade was constructed by renovating Meiji Period brick warehouses. Boats set out for squid in the evening and return with their catch the following morning. Boats set out for squid in the evening and return with their catch the following morning.
Many local people shop for fresh food at the citizens' market.
Hakodate's morning market opens for business at 4 a.m. There are 400 stalls here. Hakodate's morning market opens for business at 4 a.m. There are 400 stalls here. Hakodate's morning market opens for business at 4 a.m.