“Hakodate by night is even more wonderful than Hong Kong,” murmured Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad. It was the early 1990s, and I was acting as the premier’s guide on a night visit to ...

Year round, Mt Hakodate’s Kokia Park in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, offers wonderful views of Lake Biwa, Japan’s largest freshwater lake, from an elevation of 680 meters. Now, in the autumn, that ...

Hakodate, a port city located in southern Hokkaido, is known for having one of the best night views in Japan. As the surrounding seas darken, the lights of the city warm the hearts of dwellers.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Located on the southern tip of Hokkaido, Hakodate is the third largest city in the prefecture and is most popular for its night views and fresh seafood. More importantly, the city ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- A worker on the Mount Hakodate Ropeway in this city in Hokkaido has died following an injury sustained while cleaning the ropeway on Dec. 11, police said. At around 5:20 p.m. on ...

Our next stop was the Mt. Hakodate Ropeway (19-7, Motomachi, Hakodate)—it was from one great height to another. Dubbed “a three-minute trip across the sky,” the cable car does take you from the base ...

Not long after the end of the war, when I was still just a kid, my friends and I went exploring on Mount Hakodate, using old tree branches as hiking sticks. The fortress there had been recently ...

Hakodate, a popular tourist destination in Hokkaido favoured for its ultra-fresh seafood and stately Western architecture, is also known to have one of the top three night views in Japan. This winter, ...

Eric Pye’s Tohoku saga comes to a close in Hakodate, and some final thoughts about his Jazz Kissa journey through Japan. I’ll admit to not being disappointed to leave Hirosaki, but it was sad leaving ...