Ultimate HOKKAIDO Hakodate Travel & Food Guide for First Time Traveler to Japan

This is a Hakodate travel guide for first timer to Hokkaido Japan, giving you inspiration on some of the best things to do in Hakodate, whether day trip from Sapporo or those starting their Hokkaido journey from down south, Hakodate. In this video we show you the what to do in Hokkaido (Hakodate), how to travel Hokkaido region and what to eat in Hokkaido and Hakodate.

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How to get around Hakodate & Hokkaido?
Hokkaido Rail Pass will cover all the JR railway tickets from one city to another city. Within Hakodate, you can use Suica or Pasmo card for bus & local train.

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Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture, is famous for beautiful wilderness, abundant powder snow, delicious seafood, and popular destination for skiing and snowboarding in winter. Even if you are not skiing or snowboarding, there are still so much things to do, places to visit in Hokkaido region. End of January 2023, we flew from Tokyo to Hakodate, a traditional port with charming historical areas and gorgeous night views. We recommend 1 or 2 nights in Hakodate and here is all things to do, food you must try, places to visit for your travel itinerary to Hakodate:

1) Eat Chinese Fried Chicken Burger from Lucky Pierott
Do not underestimate this “clown” burger chain that only can be found in Hakodate because their Chinese fried chicken burger is actually very juicy. We did not expect burger in a small Japanese city in Hokkaido can be delicious but it was quite yummy indeed!

2) Ride the ropeway up to Mt Hakodate to see beautiful city from above. We recommend to start going up during sunset

3) Trying food that is unique or only can be found in Hokkaido
7-Eleven hot food snack, only in Hokkaido region – Saku Saku Roll (Japanese fish cake)

4) Must try freshest seafood at Hakodate Morning Market
Kaisendon bowl is a rice topped with fresh raw seafood like ikura (salmon roe), uni (sea urchin), shrimp, crab, sasihimi etc. Also, don’t forget to try squid & snow crab bun from Kaniman Chaya.
Hokkaido is blessed with freshest seafood you will ever taste and there are so many types of crabs: King Crab, Hairy Crab, Hanasaki Crab that are super fresh and so sweet. In Hakodate Morning Market, you can also buy some fruits to try like strawberry and melon. Hokkaido’s melon is a MUST try fruit!

5) Shopping and sightseeing at Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse
Huge commercial warehouse with lots of Japanese craft shops, perfect for shopping. Of course there are some food stalls, dessert and cafe like Starbucks in Hakodate Bay.

6) Eating dessert at a traditional tea shop built in 1900s
Kikuizumi Cafe was built in early 1900 and still maintain the old Japanese traditional house architecture that is now open as tea shop or cafe. Try the tofu shiratama parfait while mesmerizing irori – a sunken hearth in Japanese traditional houses that is rare to see.

7) Must try food: Miso Ramen in Hakodate
Hakodate is the birthplace of miso ramen so obviously you need to try miso ramen while visiting Hakodate. We tried Menchuubo Ajisai near the Goryokaku Tower.

8) Visit Goryokaku Tower and Goryokaku Park
The view of Hakodate from Goryokaku Tower is truly magical especially during winter with winter illumination lights, they are just magnificent.

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This Episode Features

00:00 Intro
00:56 How to get to Hakodate Hokkaido
01:41 Lucky Pierott
05:15 Hakodate Winter Illuminations
06:03 Mt Hakodate Ropeway
07:13 7 Eleven – Saku Saku Roll
08:31 Hakodate Morning Market
10:04 Snow Crab Bun at Kaniman Chaya
10:48 Kaisendon Bowl & Red King Crab Leg
13:43 Melon in Hokkaido
14:35 Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse
15:04 Starbucks Hakodate Bay
16:28 Hachiman-Zaka Slope
16:48 Kikuizumi Cafe
18:26 Hokkaido Rail Pass to Travel Hokkaido
18:57 Miso Ramen at Ajisai
20:26 Goryokaku Tower
21:39 Outro

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