Hakodate Airport is serving the Hakodate city, a renowned city of Japan. It is located less than 8 km away from the city center. This airport is famous for tourism. Many tourists come through this airport yearly. After landing airport, to get into the city and travelling around, you can either use public transport, or rented a car.

Things you must visit in Hakodate

Hakodate Mountain - If you are in the city and weather is clear, it is time to pay a visit to this mountain. From here, you can see the spectacular view of the city. It is indescribable the worth of view from this site. Some say that it's worth for one million dollars, especially when you are watching night view of the city. It is a very famous tourist attraction to drive, especially from April to November.
Visiting forts - There are two famous forts in Hakodate. If you are visiting in a rental car, you can pay a visit to both of them in one day. The first famous fort is known as Tsugaru Fort. It is from the World War II. Park your car in the parking lot and walk around the whole fort. You can watch all the WWII batteries here. The other fort is named is Fort Goryokaku. This fort was built in 1864 and known as the first fortress built in western style. This fort has a shape of a star. By the time, most of the fort is demolished and now it is converted of a large and very popular park. If you are visiting here in spring, you can enjoy the best cherry blossoms here. It is one of the best picnic spots in Hakodate for families.
Port Festival - If you are visiting Hakodate in the first week of August, you will have the chance to join and enjoy the famous Port Festival and its famous Squid Dance. It is the biggest festivals in Hakodate, therefore, if you are here during its time, never forget to visit here.
Shopping – This city has very good places to do shopping and buy good quality things from the market. Morning Market is one of the most famous places to visit for this purpose. More to this, you can visit many quality restaurants located next to this market. Most of these restaurants are famous for their seafood products.

To summarize this discussion, we can say that fun in Hakodate started right when you leave Hakodate Airport in your rental car and will continue for the rest of your vacation course.