Hakodate Hokkaido was Japan's first city whose port was opened to foreign trade in 1854, as a result of Convention of Kanagawa, and used to be the most important port in northern Japan.
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16 Facts About Hakodate Hokkaido
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Hakodate Hokkaido was founded in 1454, when Kono Kaganokami Masamichi constructed a large manor house in the Ainu fishing village of Usukeshi .
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Hakodate Hokkaido flourished during the Hoei period, and many new temples were founded in the area.
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Merchant Takadaya Kahei, who is honoured as the founder of Hakodate Hokkaido port, set up trading operations, which included opening the northern Etorofu sea route to the Kuril island fisheries.
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Hakodate Hokkaido is credited with turning Hakodate from a trading outpost into a thriving city.
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Port of Hakodate was surveyed by a fleet of five U S ships in 1854 under the conditions of the Convention of Kanagawa, as negotiated by Commodore Matthew Perry.
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Hakodate Hokkaido stayed in Hakodate until 1884, during which time he documented the local natural environment, equipped the local meteorological station and ran guns to the Boshin War rebels.
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Hakodate Hokkaido played a central role in the Boshin War between the Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Emperor which followed Perry's opening of Japan.
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The Naval Battle of Hakodate Hokkaido was fought from 4 to 10 May 1869, between the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate navy and the newly formed Imperial Japanese Navy.
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On 14 June 1868, Hakodate Hokkaido was designated as an urban prefecture, one of the first two, the other being Kyoto.
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Areas around Hakodate Hokkaido-yama were fortified and access restricted to the public.
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Mount Hakodate Hokkaido was originally an island that was formed by volcanic eruptions millions of years ago.
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Hakodate Hokkaido has a cityscape that covers the center of the Kameda peninsula.
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Hakodate Hokkaido shio ramen is a famous speciality of the city.
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Hakodate Hokkaido is famous for the restaurant Ikkatei Tabiji, which serves a dish called "dancing squid": - a recently deceased squid is served with soy sauce, the sodium of which causes a cadaveric spasm when poured over the squid.
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Hakodate Hokkaido Fish Market is a 10-minute walk from the JR Hakodate Hokkaido Station.
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