Boasting 1,600 cherry trees, the fort-turned-park in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, known as the Goryōkaku is one of the most popular destinations for visitors coming to see the cherry blossoms. A ...

Both sides refused to budge, but Hijikata is finally brought down by a single bullet. He puts his life on the line, dying in the decisive Battle of Hakodate. Hijikata Toshizō’s last battle.

After seven hours on the plane and another three-and-a-half hours on the train, I finally found myself on a street of Hakodate, the southernmost city of Japan's northernmost prefecture.

The site became a battleground for the Battle of Hakodate. Compared to other star-shaped castle sites, this is unique for its Goryokaku Tower, which allows for a bird's-eye view of the grounds.

The former Russian Consulate in Hakodate, Hokkaido, built in 1908 by the Russian Empire and featured in the popular manga "Golden Kamuy," will reopen as a luxury hotel in July after remaining ...

At the Battle of Hakodate, where his former master Toshizou Hijikata would die, Izuminokami runs into Horikawa who is now wearing the emblem of the Shinsengumi.

Approximately 1,000 persons are reported to have been killed and a greater number injured in the conflagration which destroyed about four-fifths of the city of Hakodate, chief port of Hokkaido ...