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Board your coach and travel to the Morning Market, located near the Hakodate Railroad Station.

The cold waters of Hokkaido are renowned for producing fine seafood. At the Morning Market, vendors offer fresh fish as well as salmon roe, scallops, crab and sea urchin. The market boasts excellent fresh and dried produce. Restaurants and food stands offer a wide range of dishes for sale, including domburi topped with sea urchin.

Continue to the Mt. Hakodate Ropeway - actually an aerial tram, perhaps the busiest tram in all Japan. Your tram ride travels nearly half a mile to the summit for sweeping views of the harbor and the city. The summit of this extinct volcano is crowned with observation platforms, a cafeteria and two monuments. One monument commemorates the English zoologist and explorer Thomas Blakiston, who discovered the Blakiston Line, dividing the fauna of Siberia from Japan. The other monument honors Tadataka Inoh, who produced the first survey map of Japan.

Set at the foot of Mt. Hakodate, the Motomachi District is where foreigners settled after the city was opened to the West in 1854. The district features Western-style houses and cobblestone streets. Enjoy some free time to explore on your own. The historical and architectural highlights include a Russian Orthodox Church and the old British consulate.

After your walk, board your coach for the return to ship.