Hakodate (1)

Goryokaku Park

English Post, Hakodate, Historical Area, Hokkaido, Oshima, Parks, Sightseeing

Fort Goryokaku (五稜郭, Goryōkaku) is a massive, star shaped, Western style citadel, which was built in the last years of the Edo Period for the defense of Hakodate against the imperialist threat posed by the Western powers. A few years later, the fort became the … Read More!続きを読む