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Hakodate Park 函館公園

Hakodate Park (函館公園, Hakodate Kōen) is a large Western-style park in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan, at the foot of Mount Hakodate. Opened in 1879, it is a registered as a "place of scenic beauty" in Japan's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties. It contains the Hakodate City Museum, as well as a small zoo and children's theme park ("Kodomo no Kuni"), and is a popular site for cherry blossom viewing.

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Hakodate Park — 函館公園
Photo: Iso10970 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
LocationHakodate, Hokkaido (函館市 北海道)
Coordinates41.75667, 140.71611 · Open in Google Maps
TypeJapanese garden
Cultural propertyRegistered Monument of Japan
Official websitehttps://www.hakodate-jts-kosya.jp/park/hakodate/

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