{"id":7004,"date":"2019-01-11T11:30:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T03:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=7004"},"modified":"2019-01-11T10:36:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T02:36:58","slug":"goryokaku-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/01\/11\/goryokaku-park\/","title":{"rendered":"JAPAN TRAVEL: Fort Goryokaku in Hakodate, A Historical Star-Shaped Citadel"},"content":{"rendered":"

As one of Hakodate\u2019s highlight attractions, this star-shaped citadel called Fort Goryokaku<\/strong> is not just for made for viewing pleasure\u2014it holds importance in the city\u2019s history as it was strategically built in 1864 to reduce blind spots in gun battles for defense. 50 years later, it opened as a park, that is now being enjoyed as a sightseeing destination in Hakodate.<\/p>\n

\"\"The star-shaped Goryokaku Fort in Hakodate, Japan<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Cherry blossoms adorn the park each spring<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The 107-meter tall Goryokaku Tower that provides a view of the fort, Shimokita Peninsula and Tsugaru Peninsula<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

To get the best vista, a two-floor observatory is located at the Goryokaku Tower where you can get a bird\u2019s eye view of the fort. It\u2019s most especially breathtaking during spring as over a thousand cherry blossom trees fill the view. It\u2019s also stunning with autumn foliage, and even at winter when it\u2019s covered with snow.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"\"Filipino TV personality Robi Domingo enjoying springtime in Goryokaku Park<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

How to go here:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take the Hakodate bus and get off at Goryokaky Koen Iriguchi Bus Stop. From there, it is a 7-minute walk to the fort.<\/p>\n

DETAILS<\/p>\n

Best time to visit: Spring, Autumn, or Winter
\nAddress: 43-9 Goryokaku-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
\nOperating Hours: April 21 to October 20: 8 am to 7 pm; October 21 to April 20: 9 am to 6 pm.
\nAdmission Fees: (for the tower) \u00a5900 for Adults, \u00a5680\u00a0 for Junior and High School Students, and \u00a5450 for Elementary Students. Children 5 y\/o and below are free of charge.
\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.goryokaku-tower.co.jp\/html\/index\/en.html
\n<\/a>TEL: +81=138-51-4785
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

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This first appeared on Philippine Primer magazine Vol. 34 – January 2019 issue.
\nWritten by Jastine Valeriano<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The star-shaped Goryokaku Fort in Hakodate, Japan is not just for made for viewing pleasure\u2014it holds importance in the city\u2019s history as it was strategically built in 1864 to reduce blind spots in gun battles for defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,565,1078,57,64,71,1077,1669],"tags":[255,256,257,258,1084,1085,1119,1577,1670,1671],"class_list":["post-7004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-park","category-japan-international","category-hakodate","category-historical","category-nature","category-tourist-spot","category-hakodate-spot-2018","category-hakodate-2019","tag-hakodate","tag-hakodate-japan","tag-japan","tag-hokkaido","tag-goryokaku-park","tag-cherry-blossom","tag-japan-travel","tag-robi-domingo","tag-hakodate-japan-2019","tag-hakodate-travel"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7004"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9668,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7004\/revisions\/9668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}