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Mt. Hakodate

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4.6 (2415)

Mount Hakodate, Hakodateyama, Hakodate, Hokkaido 040-0000, Japan

Accessible via cable car or hiking trail, this 1,096-ft. mount is a popular lookout for city lights.

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Willem F. a week ago

Great view over the city and the best thing to do in Hakodate. Also quite cheap to get here. Fully recommend it.

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Moh a month ago

Breathtaking view at sunset. The sunshine pierced through the perfect opening of clouds today, giving us all an awesome view of Hokodate and its surrounding area. I could spend an entire day up here just looking out as far as the eye can see. I love winter and the cold, so it was perfect timing for me, snow blanketed the ground and fell gentle from the sky. The cold air blowing ranges from gentle frosty breeze to bull whip to the face; reminds you you’re alive, ha ha. But I’d imagine any season you visit would be beautiful. Don’t worry about crowds, sure there are other people there, work your way around the entire 360° of the top and you’ll find a turn to take photos or just look out at a majestic view. Enjoy it within the company of fellow humans. Go, now, don’t be shy, worth the trip.

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Ross Daniels a month ago

From my travel diary - "We had our breakfast near the markets on the wharf and then left for Mount Hakodate. You get to it by cable car and I think that Sharon and I may well have conquered our fear of this type of travel. The view from the top of the mountain over Hakodate was just beautiful with the city nestled in between a huge range of snow crested mountains and the Japan Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It was really very beautiful"

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David Schooley 5 months ago

The view is... incredible, from almost every angle, especially in the late afternoon and at night. The biggest down side are the crowds. Other tourists may or may not give you a chance to get to a decent spot to see or take pictures. It's very crowded...

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Ricardo Seah 6 months ago

Great views but you’ll be fighting over photo spots with bus loads of organized tour groups. I’d really like to recommend this place but it’s too touristy and at least when I went the other tourists weren’t very friendly and didn’t allow to take turns often staying put after taking photos and only letting others from the same tour group occupy the spot. I believe more can be done to make this a better experience