Crabs
Of every kind.
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A market for seafood and local produce beside Hakodate Station. It began in 1945 with farmers selling vegetables outside the station and settled on its present site in 1956; by the early 1960s it had about 400 stalls and was called «the citizens' kitchen». Today it is one of Hakodate's best-known sights. It is known for crabs of every kind, sea urchin, salmon roe and squid, the city's emblem, as well as Hokkaido fruit. Its small restaurants serve donburi, bowls of rice topped with fish and seafood. In the Ekini Ichiba building is a live-squid fishing pool, where visitors catch their own squid and have it prepared fresh. The modern Hakodate Asaichi Hiroba building opened in 2014 in place of the old dome. Entry is free; most stalls open from about 6:00 (5:00 from May to December) until about 14:00, and many close on Wednesdays, per visitor guides. For halal diners: seafood is plentiful, but ask about sauces, as some contain mirin, a cooking rice wine.
Of every kind.
In a live pool.
Rice and fresh fish.
Wakamatsu-chō, next to Hakodate Station
Kanemori Red Brick WarehousesA group of historic red-brick warehouses on Hakodate's harbour, tracing back to 13 minutes walk4.1
Motomachi and the Hachiman-zaka slopeA district on the slopes of Mount Hakodate where foreigners settled early after 19 minutes walk4.3
Mount Hakodate and its night viewA dormant volcano in the city of Hakodate, famous for its view over the city and20 minutes walkFrom early morning until about 14:00; many stalls close on Wednesdays, per visitor guides.