Introduction to today's journey
Today's journey takes me around the city of Hakodate, exploring the fish markets in the morning, a Samurai settlement in the afternoon, and taking the gondola up Mount Hakodate to watch the spectacular sunset in the evening.
Today's Journey
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I explore the fish markets beside the port in the early morning. The quality of the produce here is amazing. |
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Heading to the eastern side of Mount Hakodate, we explore the Hekketsu-hi Monument set in a forested garden. About 80 warriors of the Shinsengumi people were buried here following the Boshin War in 1868. |
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Heading up to the nearby Hakodate Hachiman-gu, a Shinto shrine built in 1445. |
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Heading back around the mountain we reach the city again, taking one of the trams towards the other side of the mountain. |
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We explore the Hakodate Cemetery on the hill, and the Hakodate Foreign Cemetery further down across the road. |
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From there we take a tram across the city to its other side at a large moat around the remains of the Goryokaku Samurai Fort from the 1860s. |
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We head up the nearby Goryokaku Tower to have a better look over the star shaped moat and fort grounds. A new fort is being built in the middle of the gardens. |
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View of the city from the top of the tower looking back towards Mount Hakodate. |
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We head back across the city and up the gondola to the top of Mount Hakodate to watch the sunset. |
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View across the entrance to Hakodate Harbour as the sun sets. A ship heads across the strait towards Honshu. On the other side is the railway soon to descend into the 57 kilometre long Hokkaido Shinkansen tunnel heading across to Honshu. |
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