Southern Circuit

The Southern Circuit (道南 Dōnan) covers the western and central parts of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Cities

  • 🌍 Hakodate (函館市 Hakodate-shi) – the seat of the short-lived Ezo Republic
  • 🌍 Hokuto (北斗市 Hokuto-shi) – adjacent to Hakodate, terminus of the Hokkaido Shinkansen's first phase


Towns and villages

  • 🌍 Matsumae (松前町 Matsumae-chō)
  • 🌍 Oshamambe (長万部町 Oshamambe-chō)
  • Shimamaki
  • Imakane
  • Setana
  • Yakumo
  • Otobe
  • Esashi
  • Mori
  • Shikabe
  • Nanae
  • Assabu
  • Shiriuchi
  • Fukushima
  • Kaminokuni
  • Okushiri

Other destinations

Get in

Hakodate is the main gateway, with trains north to Sapporo and south to Honshu, as well as ferry connections to Tohoku.

By train

  • JR Hokkaido Esashi line

By plane

Hakodate Airport (HKD IATA)

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