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	HAKODATE-SOUTHERN HOKKAIDO TOURIST GUIDE
		Hakodate is rich in foods from the sea and mountain.
		Hakodate is known as a leader in squid cuisine.
		Hakodate is well known for its excellent sushi.
	www.hakodate-kankou.com /f/c1e_p03.html (143 words)

	Hakodate, Hokkaido - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The port of Hakodate was opened to American trade on March 31, 1853 under the conditions of the Treaty of Kanagawa, as negotiated by Commodore Matthew Perry.
		Hakodate is home to the famous European-style Goryokaku fort, which was built in the shape of a five-pointed star in 1866.
		The fish of Hakodate is the ika, Japanese for cuttlefish.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hakodate,_Hokkaido (516 words)

	Hakodate, Hokkaido -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Hakodate was later awarded the status of (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city on August 1, 1922.
		Hakodate is home to the famous European-style Goryokaku (A fortified defensive structure) fort, which was built in the shape of a five-pointed ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior) star in 1866.
		On a similar note, Hakodate's city fish is the (Widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins) squid.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/hakodate,_hokkaido.htm (657 words)

	Hokkaido Travel Guide
		Hokkaido is the second largest, northernmost and least developed of Japan's four main islands.
		Hokkaido's weather is harsh in winter with lots of snowfall, below zero temperatures and frozen seas, while in summer, it does not get as hot and humid as in the other parts of the country.
		With its unspoiled nature, Hokkaido attracts many outdoor lovers, including skiers and snowboarders in the colder seasons and hikers, cyclists and campers from June to September.
	www.japan-guide.com /list/e1101.html (321 words)

	Encyclopedia: Hakodate, Hokkaido
		Hakodate City View from mountain Hokkaido Japan I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain.
		Photograph of Perry Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 â€“ March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who forced the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854, under the threat of military force.
		Hokkaido Prefecture have branch offices called 支庁 (shicho) in Japanese, which can be translated in English as subprefectures.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hakodate,-Hokkaido (2127 words)

	Hakodate - Wikitravel
		Hakodate was also the capital of the short-lived Republic of Ezo (see box) in the aftermath of the Meiji Restoration.
		Hakodate's signature fish is squid and its signature dish is Hakodate shio rāmen, a version of the ubiquitous noodle dish prepared with — you guessed it — squid stock instead of the usual pork.
		Matsumae, an hour drive from Hakodate along the coast, has the only castle in Hokkaido, which is in Matsumae park, famed in southern Hokkaido (Minami Hokkaido) for excellent cherry blossom viewing in early April.
	wikitravel.org /en/Hakodate (865 words)

	Where is Hakodate
		Japan lies in the East Asia of North Pacific.
		Hakodate area has a city, 25 towns, and a village.
		We send the taste of a Hokkaido no one but to you.
	www.hakodate.or.jp /info/hakodate/default.htm (49 words)

	Hakodate, Hokkaido
		I watched the weather for Hokkaido on T.V. It seemed it was going to be a good day.
		So, after checking the local weather (there might be some clouds around Hakodate), I set off for the two hour walk back into the centre of town.
		At the old quarter of Hakodate, I put my rucksack down in the entrance to a museum that is no longer in use.
	www.reggie.net /diary.php?date=2002-02-27 (649 words)

	Lake Macquarie City Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Hakodate has made the best use of its distinctive history, legacy of international exchanges and well developed urban infrastructure.
		In 1859 Hakodate became, along with Yokohama and Nagasaki, one of Japan's initial trading ports and since then, it has prospered greatly serving as one key to the development of contemporary Japan.
		Hakodate Airport is also in the process of internationalisation and international exchange centred on academics and culture is being promoted.
	www.lakemac.com.au /AboutCouncil/your_sister_hakodate.asp (239 words)

	Adventures In Japan.
		Hokkaido is the Northernmost and second biggest of the Home Islands.
		I missed out on Hokkaido for a variety of different reasons last year which made me determined to go this year, so when Glyn said that he knew someone from work who was organising a trip and that there was room for a few more I promptly put my name down.
		We originally wanted to go to Sapporo which is the main city in Hokkaido but that would have cost a fortune and we didn't have much money.
	www.angelfire.com /ia/japan/hokkaido.html (1546 words)

	Kyodo World News Service: LEAD: 4 municipalities merge into Hokkaido's Hakodate+@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The southwestern Hokkaido city of Hakodate on Wednesday absorbed the four nearby municipalities of Toi, Esan, Minamikayabe and Todohokke, marking the first municipal merger in Hokkaido since 1973, city officials said.
		The merger has increased Hakodate's population by about 17,000 to 299,612 and nearly doubled its land area to about 678 square kilometers.
		Hakodate remains the third most populous city in the prefecture.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:102972996&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (204 words)

	Great joy from Hokkaido (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Hokkaido lies far north from the heart of Japan, and even though it is still Japan, it is further out than it looks to be.
		Hakodate was somewhere further down this endless coast.
		Hakodate kept that authentic part of a foreign influence in Japan.
	individual.utoronto.ca /gershom/greatJoyFromHokkaido.htm (1605 words)

	Hakodate, Hokkaido
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 283,215 and the density of 816.42 persons per km²;.
		The city was founded on August 1, 1922 and the port was opened to American trade under the conditions of the Treaty of Kanagawa, negotiated by Commodore Matthew Perry, March 31, 1853.
		A mariner of his fleet died during cruising and his body was burried in Hakodate cemetery for foreigners.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/hakodate__hokkaido.html (175 words)

	Hakodate Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hakodate Airport is an airport located 10km east of central Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
		On September 6, 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko landed a MiG-25 Foxbat aircraft at Hakodate Airport in an attempt to defect to the West.
		Scheduled buses operate to Hakodate Station and the Onuma Prince Hotel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hakodate_Airport (104 words)

	Hakodate and Hokkaido Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Hokkaido is the northernmost island of Japan, and is the approximate landmass of Switzerland and Denmark combined.
		This is because Hokkaido receives very few earthquakes, and was not bombed during World War II.
		For these reasons, Hokkaido was an excellent area to visit to see modern commercial architecture as well as viewing some excellent examples of Meiji era architecture.
	www.clas.ufl.edu /users/jmurphy/ARCHfile.04/Hokkaido/home.html (153 words)

	Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		Hokkaido is characterized by a cool climate and recently formed mountains and volcanoes.
		Hokkaido University, founded in 1876, is located there.
		Construction of the Seikan Tunnel, which was dug under the Tsugaru Strait in order to link Hokkaido with the main Japanese island of Honshu, was begun in 1964 and was completed in 1988.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/print_toc?tocId=9040763 (251 words)

	IKIP: Biographies: Yabe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Associate Professor, Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido 041, Japan.
		Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Marine Zoology, Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, 1984-1992.
		Associate Professor, Laboratory of Marine Zoology, Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, 1992-1995.
	artedi.fish.washington.edu /okhotskia/ikip/Results/Bios/yabe.htm (280 words)

	Aomori -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		One of Japan's most important transportation centres, it is the terminus of both northern Honshu rail lines and railroad ferry services across the Tsugaru Strait to Hakodate, on Hokkaido.
		Hakodate is a port city on Hokkaido; Aomori...
		It was a castle town during the Tokugawa era (1603–1867) and served as a small commercial centre and port for the excellent fishing grounds off southeastern Hokkaido.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9007955?tocId=9007955 (441 words)

	Welcome to Hakodate!
		The 4th Star-Shaped Citadel Cities Summit was concluded with great success at Hellevoetsluis, the Netherlands.
		The delegation of Hakodate joined the whole schedule of the summit, which was from 8th to 11th of July.
		Copyright 2006, City of Hakodate, All rights reserved.
	www.city.hakodate.hokkaido.jp /kikaku/english (69 words)

	Sapporo - Wikitravel
		Sapporo (札幌) is the capital and largest city of the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan.
		JR trains run from Honshu to Hokkaido via the Seikan Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world.
		It is a chocolate slice sandwiched in two wafers of sweet biscuit, individually wrapped and available boxed in a range of different quantities.
	wikitravel.org /en/Sapporo (2123 words)

	Meiji Restoration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Shortly thereafter in January 1868, the Boshin War (War of the Year of the Dragon) started with the Battle of Toba Fushimi in which an army led by forces from Choshu and Satsuma defeated the ex-shogun's army and forced the Emperor to strip Yoshinobu of all power.
		The war ended in early 1869 with the siege of Hakodate, Hokkaido.
		The defeat of the armies of the former shogun (led by Hijikata Toshizo) marked the end of the Meiji Restoration; all defiance to the emperor and his rule ended.
	www.free-download-soft.com /info/music-sound.html (387 words)

	Port: Hakodate
		There are numerous scenic spots around Hakodate City, which is located at the tip of the Oshima-hanto Peninsula in the southern part of Hokkaido.
		Hakodate-yama, situated to the southwest of Hakodate, facing the Tsugaru Straits, is also known as Mt. Ka-gyu-san because its shape resembles that of a cow lying down (ka meaning "lying down" and gyu meaning "cow").
		The Trappistine Convent, 30 minutes by bus from Hakodate Station, was founded by eight sisters sent from France in 1898, and has statues of the Virgin Mary and Joan of Arc in the front courtyard.
	www.icruise.com /cruise_content/port_Hakodate.htm (259 words)

	Kyodo World News Service: Hakodate group to build monument to Perry@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		HAKODATE, Japan, May 21 (Kyodo) -- A group in Hakodate, Hokkaido, is planning to build a monument to Commodore Matthew C. Perry, the U.S. naval officer whose ''Black Ships'' forced Japan to open up to the world in the mid-19th century, group officials said recently.
		The group began planning a monument last December in response to local complaints at there being no monument to Perry, who contributed enormously to the development of the port city, they said.
		The group plans to place a bust of Perry near Hakodate...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:44525250&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (212 words)

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