mount hakodate

Mount Hakodate

Hakodate

Going on the top of Mount Hakodate allows you to take a little bit more height and to look at the city of the same name. Spreading along a strip of land, this urban landscape surrounded by the sea is one of the most famous night panoramas in Japan. You can access the mount’s top by cable car. The top includes souvenir shops, a café and a cafeteria.

useful information

Location

Island : Hokkaido

Region and prefecture : Hokkaido

City : Hakodate

Access

From Hakodate Station

⇒ Walk to the east until Hakodate-ekimae station (tramway), then take whether tramway line 2 or 5 until Jujigai station (3rd stop). Finally, walk 600 meters to the south-west to take the cable car and reach the Mount Hakodate’s top.

Closest stations

Jujigai Station

  •   Tramway line 2 (Y)
  •   Tramway line 5 (D)

Suehiro-cho Station

  •   Tramway line 5 (D)

Ropeway Station

  •   Hakodate-yama Ropeway

If you want to learn more about Hakodate – e.g find a hotel or get more details about the city and its surroundings -, visit Hakodate’s online portal