Hakodate, seen here from Hakodate Mountain, was ranked Japan's most attractive tourist destination for the second year in a row. | ISTOCK. By Yuka Koshino Staff Writer. SHARE/SAVE .

Today, to set foot on Mount Hakodate is to enter a peaceful forest of dappled sunlight through the leaves, scattered wildflowers, and song from migratory birds. On the mountain, the slow life awaits.

Each time I climb Mount Hakodate, I think back on the unaffected manner of these eminent visitors to the mountain. Mahathir offering an arm to his wife (1992). Mount Hakodate ...

After seven hours on the plane and another three-and-a-half hours on the train, I finally found myself on a street of Hakodate, the southernmost city of Japan's northernmost prefecture.

3. Snowshoeing at Hakodate Nanae Snow Park. Hakodate Nanae Snow Park is a must if you're visiting the city in winter. Located about an hour's drive from Hakodate, this snow park is the largest in ...

Only a 2-minute walk from the JR Hakodate Station, the Hakodate Morning Market Donburi Yokocho Market (Donburi Yokocho) is the best gourmet spot in Hakodate. It started out as a market cafeteria in ...

This shop in Ogikubo specialises in authentic shio (salt) ramen made by a Hakodate native – that’s the port city in Hokkaido which invented shio ramen.A bowl ...

HAKODATE, Japan -- The city of Hakodate on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido has gained popularity as a tourist spot thanks to the debut of the ...