Night view of Mount Hakodate in Hokkaido: Cable car transportation and appreciation experience

The night view of Hakodate in Hokkaido is the most anticipated spot for our trip. Although summer is gradually entering, the temperature and strong wind on the mountain are enough to make people shiver. The breath-taking beauty is worth waiting so hard.

How to get there: How to get to Mount Hakodate?

After exiting the JR Hakodate Station, walk 300 meters and cross the road to take the Hakodate City Tram "Hakodate Station". You can take the "Ban No. 2" or "Ban No. 5" route. At the "Jujigai" station After getting off the bus, walk 600 meters to reach the Hakodate Ropeway "Shanlu Station", but this 600-meter road is an uphill section, which is not very steep, but you have to be mentally prepared first.

For a one-day trip to Hakodate, my way of walking that day was to visit the European-style buildings near Motomachi Park, walk down to the harbor area to enjoy the beautiful view of the harbor, and then walk all the way towards the Orthodox Church to the cable car boarding place for the night view of Mount Hakodate. Taking a walk in the harbor area for about 15 minutes, it is just right to digest the food for dinner. ^^

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The origin of the world's three major night scenes

The "Three Night Views in the World" comes from the Night View Summit, which specializes in studying the impact of night scenery on the tourism industry and votes. The organizer will determine the results based on questionnaires and field surveys. At that time, the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, Mount Hakodate in Hokkaido, and Naples, Italy won the world The three major night scene awards, I believe everyone will be arranged in the itinerary when they travel. The collective name of 3 night scenes.After the announcement of the three new-generation night scenes on October 2012, 10, Hong Kong, Nagasaki and Monaco were selected by the judges as the top three night scenes of the New World.

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▲ If you want a different way of walking, you can also play from the harbor area first, then walk to Motomachi Park, Orthodox Church, and then go to Mount Hakodate.

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▲Walking up, you can see the position of the cable car on the left hand side.

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▲ Since the scenic spots are not far apart, you can see the cable car line when you walk. You can just walk in this direction.

Take the Hakodate Ropeway to enjoy the night view

The one million night view of Mount Hakodate previously won the honor of the world’s three major night views, and it was also the highest honor three stars recommended by the "Michelin Green Guide Japan". It was called a beautiful attraction "worth a special trip to find out." When we arrived, There are many tourists influx, including tourists from Japan, I would suggest that everyone arrive before 18:30 and take the cable car to go there!In summer, only by trucks and trucks can group guests come in a good position to watch the colorful sunset and early night.

Tickets can be purchased on-site when taking the Hakodate Ropeway (Hakodate Ropeway / Hakodate Mountain ロープウェイ). The fare is 1,280 yen for adults and 640 yen for children. For detailed fare information, please refer to the photo below; in addition, the staff will check before departure and when returning Show the ticket and remember to keep it away to avoid loss and trouble.If you have collected stamps from scenic spots and stations in Japan, you can stamp them at the door as a souvenir. At that time, I specially prepared a book to collect, and now it looks particularly sensational.

As the cable car gets closer, the staff will ask passengers to schedule a row, and then must be early because the Hakodate mountain cable car only takes 3 minutes to reach the top of the mountain. As the cable car climbs, I will suggest that you choose the direction of travel to the right rear From the window position, you can overlook the scenery of Hakodate's first glare. It would be a pity that you can only see the rising mountain scenery when you come too late.I have attached an important piece of information on the official website "Hakodate Sunset Time", so that when planning your trip in Hakodate, you can get a good time to come here to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

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▲ Official fare information and sunset time.

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▲ The list of fares and business hours in 2013 has been updated.

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▲ In order to collect stamps from various places in Hokkaido, I have a special notebook to cover it.

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▲ This cable car has been in service since 1997 and can carry 125 people. After entering the carriage, the staff will ask the passengers to spread evenly to facilitate balance.

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▲ This is the view of the city of Hakodate that is seen from the rear right of the legendary car.

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▲ Ready to go to the viewing platform!

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▲ After getting out of the car, the cold wind hit, and the mountain of Hakodate at the end of June was only 6-13 degrees, it was cold!

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▲ Although the clouds have thickened that night, everyone can see the beauty of the night view of Mount Hakodate under different weather conditions from evening to night.

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▲ For only one person wearing short-sleeved & thin jacket, grasping the tripod calmly in the cold wind, just for this moment!

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▲ Mount Hakodate is not only cold, but the sea breeze is too strong. As a result, I caught a cold the next morning @@"

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▲ Follow Anya to visit the famous product store~~~, in fact, you have to go inside to get warm, and Japanese tourists have prepared heavy clothes to go up the mountain...

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▲ If you are afraid of taking pictures in the cold wind like me, there are so many kinds of night view postcards, you can also buy them back as a souvenir.

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▲ Commemorative coins can be stamped with time and name. We bought them at Osaka Castle last year. Please refer to them.

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▲ The restaurant on Mount Hakodate allows you to enjoy the night view while dining.

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▲ A world-class night view, you must come once in your life!


◎ Hakodate Ropeway (Hakodate Ropeway / Hakodate Ropeway)
– Address: 19-7 Motomachi, Hakodate City, Hokkaido
– Tel: 0138-23-3105
-Round-trip fare: 1,160 yen for adults / 590 yen for children
– Official website: http://334.co.jp/cht/
-Business hours:
* 4/25~10/15 10:00~22:00
* 10/16~4/24 10:00~21:00

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