page_title: Hakodate
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Hakodate / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: View of w:en:Hakodate, Hokkaido from w:en:Mount Hakodate during a January 2018 evening
context_page_description: Hakodate 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. The total area is 677.77 km². The city is now the third biggest in Hokkaido after Sapporo and Asahikawa.
context_section_description: Hakodate is located in the centre of Kameda peninsula.
  The city is overlooked by Mount Hakodate, forested mountain whose summit can be reached by hiking trail, cable car, or by car. Visitors could also reach the peak of Mount Hakodate by taking tour bus and/or direct bus that departs from JR Hakodate Station. The night view from the summit is renowned in Japan as one of the best in the country, and one of the top three in the world along with Hong Kong and Naples. An obscure local nickname of the bumpy mountain is Gagyūzan (Mount Cow's Back), alluding to the way the mountain resembles a resting cow.
  The former Goryōkaku fort is now used in as a public park and is popular in Hokkaido for hanami (cherry blossom viewing). Since April 2006, the park has also featured the tall, white Goryōkaku Tower. Resembling an air traffic control tower, the structure offers a panoramic view of the park, including mainland Japan across the Tsugaru Strait on clear days.
caption: Evening view from Mount Hakodate
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