函館市 元町 北海道 Hakodate Bay Hokkaido JAPAN

元町 Motomachi offers a uniquely delightful cityscape infused with foreign and Japanese culture. Hakodate was one of the first ports in Japan to open its doors to foreign trade, some 150 years ago. Motomachi was the first area acquiring a Western-influenced streetscape which remains to this day. With sloping streets offering views of the port and stylish western buildings such as foreign churches and old buildings to be seen. BAY Hakodate shows an aspect different from the 金森赤レンガ倉庫 Kanemori historical red-b