Hakodate City Night View Sightseeing Bus Tour with Ropeway Ticket tours, activities, fun things to do in Hakodate/ Onuma(Hokkaido)｜VELTRA

It was cold during the day and I had thought of not going for this tour at night. Glad I decide to go at the last hour after bundling up in thermal wear, scarf and loaded up on lots of heat packs! The route up the mounta...in by bus had a nice pace. The driver switched off the lights in the bus so that we could see the dazzling lights of Hakodate city. The tour guide spoke in Japanese catering mainly to the large Japanese participants. I wish there was separate tour in English for guests like me. Thankfully I was able to understand some Japanese. With my limited Japanese I asked the guide some questions which she patiently listened and answered. The tour up at the observatory was only 30 minutes, and I wished it was longer as there was so much beauty to absorb! Recommend!

私達が行った日は風が物凄く強くロープウェイは閉鎖され、山を降りるのはバスしかなく、個人で行った人の公共のバスを待つ長蛇の列で人がゴッタ返していた。なので、このツアーを予約しておいて本当に良かった。元々往復バスだけのチケットを買ってたのでラッキー。
曇り空の日だったので、夜景が見れるか心配だったが、山頂は雲よりも上にあり、絶景をみる事に成功！実際に展望台から見る時間はちょっと短いが、ガイドさんが車中で色々歴史などを教えてくれて良かった。...その時に聞いたカレーライスの老舗のお店へ翌日食べに、美味しかった！山頂へ向かう途中に写真を撮れるスポットがいくつかあるので右側の席がオススメ。

At the time of our departure, there was some really bad weather in Hakodate, so Mount Hakodate was so foggy that we couldn't see anything. Even when we arrived at the summit, we couldn't see any of the night view. There ...were also a lot of people at the summit as well,so the picture spots were crowded.

But! While I was taking out my camera to take a picture, the wind started blowing and I saw the night view!!
Don't give up on this tour in bad weather. Even if you think you won't see anything, you've got to go up the mountain! The fog didn't completely disappear, but I'm glad I didn't completely give up.

If you visit Hakodate, don't miss the night view! The scenery was so beautiful and the view will leave you speechless. I would like to see the scenery again and go on this tour again.

Lastly, to everyone going to Hakodate, I recommend going to the top of the mountain even if the weather is bad!

(Translated from Japanese by Veltra.com)