Comments on: Things to do in Hakodate, the gateway to Hokkaido https://www.2aussietravellers.com/things-to-do-in-hakodate/ Travel Adventures in Australia, Japan & New Zealand Wed, 08 Oct 2025 05:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rachel https://www.2aussietravellers.com/things-to-do-in-hakodate/#comment-5678 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 22:49:58 +0000 https://www.2aussietravellers.com/?p=12472#comment-5678 In reply to 2 Aussie Travellers.

As we have travelled around Japan previously on the bullet train and will have our JR passes we should use them. Yes changing to the bullet train at Hakodate. And I have to add that after reading your post on Hiroshima we are changing some of our trip around so we can stay there rather than just do a day trip from Kyoto. We have done the day trip previously but this time with an 8yr old in the mix I decided we should stay and not rush it. It helps that I don’t ever invisage this being our last trip to Japan. We love and will keep going back. Hehehe

]]> By: 2 Aussie Travellers https://www.2aussietravellers.com/things-to-do-in-hakodate/#comment-5677 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 22:36:51 +0000 https://www.2aussietravellers.com/?p=12472#comment-5677 In reply to Rachel.

I'd like to do the full trip by train one day. Hakodate could be a good natural break to stretch your legs, are you switching to the bullet train from there?

]]> By: Rachel https://www.2aussietravellers.com/things-to-do-in-hakodate/#comment-5676 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 20:57:22 +0000 https://www.2aussietravellers.com/?p=12472#comment-5676 Thanks for the insight. We are heading to Sapporo early March then heading back down to Tokyo on the train. It will be a long trip but looking forward to it providing us with some down time after skiing in Niseko for 4 days. This has me considering a stop off at Hakadate for a look around.

]]> By: 2 Aussie Travellers https://www.2aussietravellers.com/things-to-do-in-hakodate/#comment-5513 Sun, 12 Nov 2017 10:54:47 +0000 https://www.2aussietravellers.com/?p=12472#comment-5513 In reply to Ryan Biddulph.

I love any sort of long-distance train travel. The shinkansen also have the food and drink cart come around, all very civilised but I do love my ritual shopping for some of the more unique local options to try.

]]> By: Ryan Biddulph https://www.2aussietravellers.com/things-to-do-in-hakodate/#comment-5510 Sat, 11 Nov 2017 18:02:19 +0000 https://www.2aussietravellers.com/?p=12472#comment-5510 I've always dreamed of riding on a bullet train Toni. Same deal here; I need my fixins for a long term train ride. Although the comfort and speed of a bullet train ride for that amount of time would arrest my attention. I am used to slower long train hauls in places like Vietnam where trains are not quite like bullet trains....although the snack carts are wheeled to you on those slow poke trains LOL.

Ryan

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