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Hachiman-zaka
A cobbled slope running straight down to Hakodate harbour. The sea and the ferry lie directly ahead.
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Before tracing culture and history — how shrines and temples differ, and how to pay respects
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Trappist Monastery
Japan's first monastery for men, opened in 1896. An avenue of cedars climbs to it.
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Kamui Kotan
A gorge the Ishikari River cut through rock. The Ainu held it to be where gods dwell; the old station building remains.
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Otaru Canal Cruise
A roughly 40-minute cruise along the Otaru Canal, past stone warehouses and on into the North Canal.
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Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse
Warehouses built in Hakodate in 1887, now holding shops and restaurants along a harbour-side walk.
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Temiyasen Atochi
The bed of the railway that linked Otaru and Temiya, kept as a walking path with the rails still in place.
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Otaru Music Box Hall
A music-box shop in a Meiji-era building, gathering and playing boxes from around the world.
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Goryokaku Park and Hakodate Goryokaku Festival
Japan's first Western-style star fort. It was the last stage of the Hakodate War and is now open as a park.