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Speaking of Yakitori bento, the Hasegawa store is loved by locals and tourists. In the southern area of Hokkaido, yakitori is often referred to as pork, and the lunch box here is used for grilled pork. There are also unique commitments, such as spraying red wine when baking meat to make the body soft and mellow.

In addition to fresh seafood, Hokkaido seafood, local sake and local beer, the product is enriched with a wide lineup of dairy products, ramen, and sausages from the Hakodate tradition. There is also a dining hall where you can eat marine products from Hakodate.

In the large store, processed marine products, confectionery, dairy products and local beer are also available. Not to mention the famous products of Donan, but also the specialty flavors of all parts of Hokkaido such as crab and salmon. Many affordable items are also recommended for looking for souvenirs.

A souvenir shop located near the former Hakodate-ku public hall. The store uses a quaint building of Taisho 10 (1921) architecture that is designated as a traditional building in Hakodate City. All of them include handmade works by writers from Hakodate, as well as general items such as "Kita Usagi" goods, and picture postcards. Cat works made of wool felt are also popular, and many people visit the cat magazine.

A shopping mall built in 1911, using the former Hakodate post office of red brick almost in its original form. The ceiling is an open space with a stairwell. There is a shop in the building, with music boxes, glass products, teddy bears, etc. It takes 30 minutes.

A shopping mall with 24 unique shops using two buildings of the Kanamori Red Brick Warehouse. There are sundries, accessories, crafts, food, character shops, specialty shops, etc. In addition, “Brick Lab”, which is free to enter, is an attractive store where you can play with block toys. Very popular with children, couples and adults. Elementary school students and below are required to be accompanied by adults, but can enjoy slowly with parents and children. There is a dedicated Christmas post at the Santa Post Office next door, and if you post it, you will receive Santa Mails that arrive around Christmas of that year. The use of credit cards varies depending on the store.

The Kanemori [Kanemori] warehouse group, which was built as the first operating warehouse in Hakodate in the late Meiji era. The red brick warehouses lined up facing the harbor is one of the representative landscapes of Hakodate. Five warehouses have been renovated and used under the name "Kanamori Red Brick Warehouse". While the exterior of the warehouse is intact, it is used as a shopping district's Kanamori Museum, a restaurant where you can enjoy the taste of Hakodate, and a multi-purpose event hall, and is crowded with tourists. At night, it is colored with light-up and electric decoration, and it looks different from the daytime.

The 125-seater gondola is 7m per second. It takes about three minutes to reach the summit of Mount Hakodate at 334m above sea level. Aerial walks to enjoy the vistas of the four seasons, including cherry blossoms, fresh greens, autumn leaves and snow makeup. Since the service schedule is 10 o'clock in the morning and 22 o'clock in the evening is the last (October 16 to April 24 at 21 o'clock), you can enjoy the charm that varies depending on the time of day. Not to mention barrier-free, there is also free wheelchair lending.

A cruise ship where you can enjoy views of Hakodate gracefully from on board. You can enjoy day cruising inside Hakodate Bay. On a night cruise, you can enjoy a romantic night view of the Bay Area. Take a bay cruise for about 30 minutes and a night cruise for 1 hour.

A fun boat fishing tour experience possible. You can enjoy squid fishing (July to November) and fish fishing within about 15 minutes from Hakodate Sumiyoshi Fishing Port. In addition to lending them a needle dedicated to fishing, the captain will also kindly guide you at the depth of dropping the needle and the tricks of fishing, so you can rest assured. The fish and squid you catch are eaten at the Hakodate Dining House in the city of Hakodate. The flavor of freshly fished fish is exceptional. The seasoning is 500 yen for squid and 700 yen for fish.