Check-out of the Art Hotel Hirosaki and from Hirosaki Station board a Limited Express Tsugaru train to Shin-Aomori Station. (30 mins) Make your way to the bullet train lines and board a Hayabusa bullet train to Shin-Hakodatehokuto Station. (60 mins) Change trains and board a Hakodate Liner train to Hakodate Station. (15 mins)

Your accommodation at the Hotel Resol Hakodate is a three minute walk from the station.

After checking in at your hotel, commence sightseeing in Hakodate City. Walk to Hakodate Ekimae tram stop and board a #2 or #5 tram to Goryokaku-Koen-Mae. (10 mins/JPY230) From here it is a 10 minute walk to Fort Goryokaku, an impressive star-shaped citadel from the Edo period, and now registered as a special historic site. Ascend to the top of the nearby Goryokaku Tower (09:00-18:00/JPY900) for the best view of the fort and the fort’s cherry blossoms from the observation deck.

Return to the tramstop and board a #2 or #5 tram to Jujigai tram stop. (21mins/JPY230) From here, it is an 8 minute walk to the Mt Hakodate Ropeway (JPY1,160/adult for return trip). Take a ride up to the mountain for an extraordinary panoramic view of Hakodate City.

Return to your accommodation in the evening.

Stay: Hotel Resol Hakodate - 1/2