Mt. Hakodate (334m) overlooks the city with views acclaimed among the "World's Three Great Night Views." Accessible by ropeway, toll road, or hiking trail, its daytime view stretches from Motomachi's churches to Goryokaku and Aomori Bay. A designated National Scenic Site.

Mt. Hakodate (334m) stands at the southern tip of Hakodate city and was originally an isolated hill forming a tombolo landform. During the Edo period it was sometimes called Mt. Kameda and served as a strategic landmark overlooking the town. In 1868, the hill and its surroundings became a battlefiel…