The Former Hakodate Branch Office of Hokkaido Government (旧北海道函館支庁庁舎) is situated in Motomachi Park, adjacent to the former Public Hall of Hakodate Ward (旧函館区公会堂). This historic building, completed in 1909, is characterized by its entasis-style columns. Today, it accommodates the Hakodate City Museum of Photography History (函館市写真歴史館) on the 2nd floor and the Hakodate City Motomachi Tourist Information Office (函館市元町観光情報館) on the 1st floor.
The museum houses approximately 300 photographic items, including old cameras and a daguerreotype plate. Of particular note is the daguerreotype, the oldest existing example in Japan, which depicts Ishizuka Kanzo, the Matsumae magistrate, and his three attendants in 1854. This artifact is highly valuable and historically significant. The displayed item is a replica, with the original housed in the Hakodate City Museum (函館市立博物館). Adjacent to the museum is a red brick building that served as the document warehouse for the Kaitakushi, the Colonization Commission, during the Meiji era. This building is also of historical importance.
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The Former Hakodate Branch Office of Hokkaido
Access
- Take a tram to Suehiro-cho(末広町) and 5 min walk.
Open
April to Octover 9:00 – 19:00 November to March 9:00 – 17:00
Close
Open all the year
Admission Fee: Hakodate City Museum of Photography History(函館市写真歴史館)
- Adult: ¥200
- Student: ¥100
- A groupe more than 15 persons: 20% discount available
Neighborhood
- Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward
- The Former Soma Residence
- Motomachi Park
- Motomachi Roman Catholic Church
- Hakodate Orthodox Church
- Hakodate Episcopal Church of Japan
- Foreigners’ Cemetery
- Koryu-ji temple
- Old Russian Consulate
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