Bay Area Travel Guide
Hakodate





Popular places to visit

Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse
During your visit to Hakodate, you can enjoy retail therapy at Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse. While in this walkable area, you can enjoy the seafood restaurants.

Fort Goryokaku
Learn about the local history of Hakodate when you take a trip to Fort Goryokaku. While in this walkable area, find time to visit its shops.

Hakodate Morning Market
During your visit to Hakodate, you can browse for the perfect souvenirs at Hakodate Morning Market. While in this walkable area, you can enjoy the seafood restaurants.

Mount Hakodate
Explore the great outdoors at Mount Hakodate, a lovely green space in Hakodate. While in this walkable area, find time to visit its shops.

Hakodate Ropeway
You can take time to visit Hakodate Ropeway during your travels to Hakodate. While in this walkable area, find time to visit its shops.

Goryokaku Tower
After visiting Goryokaku Tower, make a plan to see the other sights and activities in Hakodate. While in this walkable area, find time to visit its shops.
Top hotels in Bay Area

HakoBA Hakodate by THE SHARE HOTELS
The staff are very friendly and helpful. The young lady at reception showed us the website of live camera by the observatory so that we can check visibility from the hill top. Hotel location is perfect and an easy stroll to the most beautiful part in Hakodate. The decoration of former bank converted ...
Reviewed on 3 May 2026

コンドミニアム ビューマウント函館
Spacious room and very close to the ropeway—excellent location
Reviewed on 12 Dec 2025

NIPPONIA HOTEL Hakodate Port Town

Hotel Global View Hakodate
Loved the shower, definitely my ideal showerhead, would buy and install in my own house if I had one Western breakfast was good, large assortment and lots of good stuff
Reviewed on 1 May 2026

Premier Hotel - Cabin President - Hakodate
Excellent breakfast. Convenient location. Clean room.
Reviewed on 1 May 2026

Hakodate Kokusai Hotel
Staff friendly and helpful
Reviewed on 21 Apr 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Bay Area

Motomachi
Discover Motomachi, memorable for its restaurants. Popular attractions in Motomachi include Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward and Kyu Soma-tei, and you can see more of the area by hopping on the metro at Suehirochō Station.

Shinkawachō
Even though there aren't top sights in Shinkawachō, you can explore the larger area and take in top sights like Ekini Fish Market. Jump on the metro at Chitose Station to see more of the city.

Yunokawacho
If you're spending time in Yunokawacho, check out sights like Yunokawa Onsen or Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden and hop on the metro to see more of the city at Yunokawa-Onsen Station or Yunokawa Station.

Kikyō
Even though there aren't top sights in Kikyō, you can explore the larger area and take in top sights like Hakodate Kikyo Takadai Park Golf Course. Jump on the metro at Kikyō Station to see more of the city.
