Hakodate Weekend Getaway (Day 2 - Part 3) / 函館一泊旅行 （二日目 ー パート３）on

The conclusion to our weekend Hakodate journey. After exploring the Hakodate Magistrate's Office, we needed to head back to Hakodate Station to catch a bus that would take us back the ferry terminal.

箱館一泊旅行の完結編。箱館奉行所を探索して、残りの時間は箱館駅周辺をブラブラ。そして駅からフェリーターミナルへのバスを待つ。

I love spotting public art. You never know what kind of story you may come across.

個人的にパブリックアートが大好き。どういう話があるのも調べるのが楽しい。

The above picture is another sculpture by Hokkaido native, Noriko Onodera. The poem is by Osamu Harako. 

上の写真は北海道出身の彫刻家の小野寺紀子作品。詩は原田修の「若き星たち」。

The title of this piece is [Bokutachi no Tabi] which translates to [Our Journey]. The artist's name is Yoshiro Mineta.

これは峯田義朗作の「ぼくたちの旅」。

This was cute. The title of this piece is [Jitto Te o Miteru] which roughly translates to "Fixedly Look at my Hands". The artist of this piece is Takeboku Ishikawa.

可愛い彫刻だ。タイトルは「ぢっと手を見てる」。作者は石川啄木。

A rock? A stone? What is it?

石？ 岩？ なんだろう？

"Strange Rock" that brings happiness. It says this rock flows along the Milky Way and similar to seeing a falling star, if you touch the rock and pray, good fortune will come your way.

I love the trams in Hakodate.

箱館で見かける市電が好き。

The Meijikan which was closed when we walked past it yesterday. It is the old site of Hakodate's post office.

明治館。昨日は閉店後に通ったため、今日はちょっと覗いてみた。この建物は旧箱館郵便局でした。

Not a Christmas tree but a Halloween tree!

クリスマスツリーではなく、ハロウィンツリーだ！

Big stuffed bear just chillin' out.

ゆったりしてる大きな熊さん。

It's Totoro and friends!

トトロと愉快な仲間たちだ！

Inside the Meijikan there is a Teddy Bear museum which is really cool. Unfortunately, no photographs are allowed in the museum.

明治館の中にテディベアミュージアムもありますが、館内の撮影は禁じられてる。

A Hokkaido mascot - Melon Kuma.

北海道のゆるキャラーメロン熊。

A church near the Kanamori Red Brick Warehouses.

金森赤レンガにある教会。

This looked cool and interesting but I decided against buying it.

面白い作りと思いましたが、結構インスタ映えするデザートでしょうが食べるのを辞めた。

Decisions! Decisions!

さ～、何にするか？

My wife chose purple sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and mango.

妻が選んだのは紫芋、カボチャとマンゴ。

I had the cream cheese, apple pie, and the fondant chocolate.

自分が選んだのはミルキッシモレアチーズ、アップルパイとフォンダンショコラ。

We love snacking, so we also went and bought some rice crackers.

間食するも好きなのでおせんべいの店へ。

We didn't order the regular type rice cracker but instead opted for the soft type. It's also served hot but it's so delicious.

普通の硬いおせんべいではなく、ぬれおかきを食べました。ホットで美味しい。

The soft rice crackers on a stick are also very popular.

串ぬれおかきも人気です。

Rice crackers wrapped with seaweed with the mark of Hokkaido on them.

海苔に北海道が印刷されてる。

Corn tea. How did it taste? Like tea made from corn. I didn't think it was too bad but my wife thought it was awful.

北海道とうきび茶。味？トウモロコシの味？僕はそんなに悪くないと思ったが妻が超不味いと言ってた。

We went to the Hasegawa Shop and feasted on their yakitori however they use pork! Tori is Japanese for chicken!!

ハセガワストアの焼鳥も食べたました。焼鳥なのに鶏肉ではない。豚肉です。それじゃ、焼豚じゃん！

Passing by one of the many Lucky Pierrot burger shops in Hakodate again.

また箱館のローカルバーガー店のラッキー・ピエロの前を通る。

My sister-in-law wanted to try the Lucky Pierrot Garana drink. It tastes like your typical energy drink. She found it to be too sweet for her. I drank most of it.

義理の妹がラッキー・ピエロが作ってるラッキーガラナな気になって飲んでみた。彼女に取って甘すぎる。僕がほぼ飲みました。味は普通の栄養ドリンクとそんなに変わらない。

But the design of the can is really cute.

缶のデザインはとっても可愛い。

Look! More public art. This piece is titled [Natsu no Kioku] which translates to "Summer Memory". The artist's name is Makoto Ogawa.

見て！またパブリックアート。作者は小川誠。タイトルは「夏の記憶」。

A shop that sells replicas of Japanese swords. 

本物の日本刀ではないよ。刀のレプリカを販売してる店。

Samurai Ernie / 侍アーニー

Just as the U.S., it seems Japan is preparing early for Christmas as well.

アメリカと同じ様にまだ９月なのに、クリスマスものを飾ってある。

I think Santa is saying "Keep quiet, I'm not supposed to be here until December!"

サンタは多分静かにして、”今１２月じゃないのにここに来てる！”

You can send your Christmas cards early. If you send them now, they will be delivered between the 20th and 24th of December. 

クリスマスカード専用ポストが設置されてる。今からクリスマスカードが送れますって。お届けは今年の１２月２０日～２４日頃です。

Look at the squid closely. It is made of string or rope and is weaved together!

イカを良く見てください。作りが凄い。

Nice artwork.

可愛い絵。

A pub on wheels.

バスが改善され、パブになってます。

I almost walked past the colorfully designed manhole. Good thing my wife pointed it out to me.

色付きマンホールを見逃すところだった。妻が丁寧に教えてくれた。

What is that contraption? It's a Polyphon upright coin operated music box.

あれはなんのからくりだ？ポリフォン社のアップライトコインオペレートオルゴール。

The "Don" pose.

友達のドンのポーズの真似。

Ooh, a foot bath! And its free!

足湯だ！そしてタダ！

Of course I'm going to soak my feet in it.

もちろん使いますよ。

Look. Real squids this time.

見て。今度は本物のイカ。

In front of Hakodate Station.

箱館駅前。

I'm me! I have to do it!

俺は俺！やっぱりこれをやる！

Souvenirs for myself. Craft beers from Abashiri.

自分用のお土産。網走地ビール。

Snacks for the ferry ride back to Aomori City.

青森行きのフェリーの為のおやつ。

Flavored popcorn from the Hanabatake Farms. I love the Raclette cheese flavor on the left.

花畑牧場が出してるグルメポップコーン。ラクレットチーズ味大好き。

Back at the ferry terminal. Just waiting until we can board.

フェリーターミナルに戻りました。フェリーに乗るのを待つだけ。

More snacks. Potato snack with seaweed.

More Hokkaido snacks.

On board the ferry and leaving Hakodate.

フェリに乗り、箱館を去る。

Hakodateyama / 函館山

That's Goryokaku Tower in the middle of the picture.

写真の真ん中にあるのは五稜郭タワー。

Leaving Hakodate further and further behind.

箱館から段々離れて行く。

Because we had such a large breakfast, we didn't go anywhere for lunch. We decided to buy the popular yakitori bento from the Hasegawa Store. Yep, there product has chicken in the name but the meat is pork! Even has a picture of a pig on the cover.

ホテルの朝食を食べ過ぎて、昼食は食べてなかったのでハセガワストアの元祖やきとり弁当を買った。やきとりなのに箱にも豚の絵が。はい、肉は豚肉です！

But it was so good!

とっても美味しいです！

Walking around the ferry again. Here is the food vending machine area with a row of microwaves.

フェリー内の販売機コーナー。電子レンジもいっぱいある。

The small shop was still open so I decided to buy myself one more souvenir.

小さなな店がまだ営業中だったので、自分用にもう一つのお土産を購入。

A "Blue Happiness" keyring.

”ブルーハピネス”キーホルダー。

One last cool thing to check out on our way back to Aomori City is the squid fishing boats. And so concluded our Hakodate adventure.

最後に楽しめることはイカ漁船の船の光。それでうちの箱館冒険の幕が閉じた。

Hakodate Weekend Getaway (Day 2 - Part 2) / 函館一泊旅行 （二日目 ー パート２）

I can't believe my wife and sister-in-law weren't interested in checking out the Magistrate's office. My mother-in-law said she had already seen it before with her late husband so didn't feel the need to see it again. Well, that wasn't going to stop me from checking it out on my own.

妻と義理の妹が函館五稜郭の奉行所は全然興味を持ってないのはびっくり。義理の母は何年か前に行ったことがあって、まだ見るのを遠慮した。仕方なく、一人で探索しました。

This is called the shishanoma. This was a waiting room for lower-ranked appendages of visitors of the Magistrate's office. The large alcove in the front is called the kyutetsudoko, and here, bows, arrows and guns were hung. 

使者之間。奉行所を訪問した主人に同伴する、やや身分の低い随行者が待機する部屋でした。正面の大きな床の間は弓鉄床といい、弓矢や鉄砲が掛けられていたものです。

This is the kiyomedokoro. A place to wash your hands. 

清所（きよめどころ）。手洗いの場所です。

This is the yoba shoyodokoro. It is a lavatory. A box called the gesubako was used as a toilet bowl.

用場小用所（ようばしょうようどころ）は大小のトイレで、用場の下には下衆箱という箱が置かれていました。

Ohiroma / 大広間

This is one of the most formal rooms in Hakodate Magistrate's Office. Ohiroma is a large room partitioned into four rooms with paper sliding doors. The four rooms are called ichinoma (first chamber) with an alcove, alcove shelves and a tsukeshoin, ninoma (second chamber), sannoma (third chamber), yonnnoma (fourth chamber), respectively. The ohiroma was used exclusively for special occasions such as conducting important annual ceremonies. The strict hierarchal was observed for the entry of the four rooms.

函館奉行所庁舎中で最も格式が高い部屋の一つで、床の間と違い棚・付書院のある壹之間・弐之間・参之間・四之間の４部屋が、襖で仕切られて続いてます。常時使用される部屋ではなく、年中行事の儀式などに使われていたようで、役職の格によって入室できる部屋が決まっていました。

Bukiokisho (Weapons Storage Room) / 武器置所

A storage room for swords, spears, bows, arrows, guns and other weapons. Some Western-style guns such as Gewehr and Minie were probably stored here.

刀や槍・弓矢・鉄砲などの武器を置いていた部屋です。ゲベール銃やミニエー銃などの洋式銃も設置されていたと考えられます。

Omotezashiki / 表座敷

This is a room where the magistrate attended to his duties. Sentencing of criminals was also performed here. This was the most formal room in the magistrate's office.

函館奉行所が通常、執務を行っていた部屋です。裁きの申し渡しなども行われていました。奉行所の中でも最も格式が高い部屋にあたります。

Nakaniwa / 中庭

Nakaniwa, a courtyard, was built for letting light into the building, as well as storm water drainage, and not for ornamental purposes. The rainwater from the roofs was collected to run through gutters and storage tanks, and then to flow under the floor of the ohiroma into the south garden. Taikoyagura, the drum tower, viewed over nakaniwa, is 16.65 meters tall. 

奉行所の中庭は鑑賞用のものではなく、彩光や雨水処理を目的としたものです。四方の屋根から集まる雨水を、溜桝や樋を利用して、大広間の床下を通して南庭に排水する横造となっていました。また、中庭越しに見える太鼓櫓は、約１６．６５ｍの高さがあります。

Oyakusho Shirabeyaku / 御役所調役

This is a room where officials such as the shirabeyaku and shirabeyaku-nami and their subordinates worked at their desks. Shirabeyaku is the third rank in the office after the magistrate and kumigashira. This is the largest room in the whole building with 45-tatami-mat area. 

この部屋は調役および調役並などの役職の執務室にあたります。調役は函館奉行所の役職で奉行・組頭の次に位置づけらます。函館奉行所庁舎の中で最も広い４５畳の部屋です。

The major posts of the Hakodate Magistrate's Office are as follows: Hakodate Magistrate - Kumigashira - Shirabeyaku - Joyaku - Yoriki - Doshin - Ashigaru.

函館奉行所の主な役職：函館奉行 ー 組頭 ー 調役 ー 定役 ー 与力 ー 同心 ー 足軽

Koyagumi / 小屋組み

The room for the shirabeyaku is 45 tatami-mats (approx. 74.25 square meters in area), and it is the largest one in the restored part of Hakodate Magistrate's Office. The room is approximately 9 meters wide measured by a distance spanned by the main transverse beams. Two pine beams, each approximately 10 meters long and 60 centimeters in diameter, support the entire kawara-tile roof of the building, thereby eliminating the need for any supporting posts inside the room.

御役所の調役の部屋は４５畳（約７４．２５ｍ２）の広さがあり、復元された奉行内で最も広い部屋です。部屋の梁間（横幅）は約９ｍあり、部屋の中に支える柱がなくても瓦葺き屋根を支えられるように、長さ３３尺（約１０ｍ）直径２尺（約６０ｃｍ）のマツの梁材が２本架けられています。

This shows the total area of the Hakodate Magistrate's Office. The part in blue is the portion that has been restored.

これは函館奉行所の全体の場所の地図です。青いどころだけが復元された場所。

Stairs to the second floor. Unfortunately, it was closed to the public but you can see what the floor looks like from the picture on the stairs.

２階への階段。２階まで上がるのはは立入禁止なので、写真で２階の様子が見られる。

Taikoyagura / 太鼓櫓

Taikoyagura is a five-tiered drum tower from which Hakodate port was in full view. The drumbeats sounded from the tower top to tell the hours in those days. As its roof was covered with copper, and because it could easily be seen over the fort's earthwork from the Hakodate port, the taikoyagura was targeted by naval gunfire during the Battle of Hakodate. There is a written record of the taikoyagura being hit by a cannon shot from a battleship.

５層の太鼓櫓の上は、当時港湾が見渡せる場所で、時を知らせる太鼓が響かれ定刻には時が告げられていたようです。また、太鼓櫓の屋根は銅板葺きで、函館湾からは土塁越しに太鼓櫓が見えていたこともあって、箱館戦争時には艦砲射撃の標的のなり、軍艦からの砲弾が命中した記録が残されています。

And thus ended by tour of the Hakodate Magistrate's Office. *information courtesy of the signs provided in the building.

そして僕の箱館奉行所の探索が終了致しました。＊書かれた情報は奉行内の案内のものでした。

Wooden Storehouse and Mud-Walled Storages  

Site of the Gatekeeper's House / 門番所跡

We made our way back to the Goryokaku Tower and walked around the ground floor where I came across another statue of Toshizo Hijikata.

五稜郭タワーに戻り、グラウンドフロアでまた土方歳三の像を発見。

30 pound cannon / ３０ポンド短カノン砲

Ayasaburo Takeda / 武田斐三郎

Takeaki Enomoto / 榎本武揚

Kaiyomaru / 開陽丸

Hijikata is welcoming us to Hakodate.

ひじかた君が箱館に歓迎してくれてる。

Our adventure is winding down as we had to head back to the ferry terminal to catch our ferry back to Aomori City. But there I still have just a tad more to write about.

箱館冒険がもう少しで終了する。これからまたフェリーターミナルに戻る、青森市に帰る。しかしまだ書く事が残ってます。お楽しみに。