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Mount Hakodate Ropeway
Mount Hakodate Ropeway · Mt. Hakodate Ropeway · 函館山ロープウェイ
Take Mount Hakodate Ropeway for a high view of the city and the sea on both sides. Visit by day to see the shape of the city and coastline, or in the evening for city lights.
The ropeway ride to the summit takes about 3 minutes. Allow extra time to buy tickets and wait to board.
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Visitor information at a glance
Admission
For junior high school age and above, return tickets cost JPY 1,800 and one-way tickets JPY 1,200. Child fares are JPY 900 return or JPY 600 one way. Ages 0–2 travel free. For preschool children aged 3 and above, one child per adult travels free; additional children pay the child fare. The relevant Hokkaido itineraries use return tickets.
Opening hours and closed days
Services start at 10:00. From 1 October to 19 April, the last ascent is 20:30 and last descent 21:00. From 20 April to 30 September, the last ascent is 21:30 and last descent 22:00. Weather and inspections can change services; follow same-day notices first.
What can I see at Mount Hakodate Ropeway?
Look over the city and the sea on both sides
From the summit, you can see the sea stretching along both sides of Hakodate. Plan a daytime visit for the city’s layout, or an evening visit for the street lights.
How to get to Mount Hakodate Ropeway
From Hakodate Station, take tram route 2 towards Yachigashira or route 5 towards Hakodate-Dock-mae and get off at Jujigai. Walk uphill for about 10 minutes to the ropeway’s lower station. Buy a ticket at the 1st-floor machines, then go to the 3rd-floor boarding lobby.
Before you visit
Suspended from 20 October to 8 November 2026
The ropeway closes for maintenance during this period. The summit observation deck itself is listed as open 10:00–21:00; a ropeway suspension does not mean the entire mountain is closed. However, the Hokkaido guide’s two- and three-day Hakodate routes and five-day Sapporo–Hakodate route exclude alternative summit transport. Leave both the ropeway and summit visit out of these itineraries during the suspension.
The boarding station requires an uphill walk
The lower ropeway station is about a 10-minute uphill walk from Jujigai tram stop. Allow time to walk slowly or rest. If hills are difficult, check buses actually serving the lower station on your date or consider a taxi separately.
Book admission to Mount Hakodate Ropeway
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Questions about Mount Hakodate Ropeway
Can you use the ropeway in cloudy or windy weather?
Strong winds or bad weather can change service operation, and clouds can obscure the view. Check same-day operation and visibility before visiting. To reach the summit by other transport on a suspension day, check dated services and road restrictions separately.
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