Hakodate Morning Market　函館朝市

The Hakodate Morning Market is a one-minute walk from JR Hakodate Station, and is said to have originated in 1945 when farmers from neighboring towns and villages brought fruits and vegetables to sell in front of Hakodate Station. Hakodate Morning Market is widely known as a tourist spot in Hakodate, with approximately 280 stores and 1.8 to 2 million visitors annually. The market is a lively place where you can find fresh foods unique to Hokkaido, such as squid, crab, salmon and other seafood, as well as places where you can eat fresh seafood on the spot. It is recommended to visit the market as early as possible as the market can run out of goods by mid-afternoon, and events such as the Hakodate Morning Market Citizen’s Thanksgiving Festival in June and the Hakodate Morning Market Christmas Festa in December are always held there.

函館朝市はJR函館駅から徒歩１分のところにあります。1945年に近隣町村の農家が野菜や果物を持ち込み、函館駅前で立ち売りが発祥といわれています。店舗数は周辺店舗を合わせて約280店舗、函館朝市に足を運ぶ人は年間180〜200万人ともいわれ、函館の観光スポットとして広く知られています。函館の特産品であるイカをはじめ、カニやサケなどの海産物や新鮮な海の幸をその場で食べられる場所など、北海道ならではの新鮮な食品が一堂に集まる活気あふれる市場です。昼過ぎには品切れとなることもあるため、できるだけ早い時間に足を運ぶのがおすすめです。6月には函館朝市市民感謝祭、12月には函館朝市クリスマスフェスタが開かれるなど、イベントも随時開催されています。