Hakodate

[ hah-kaw-dah-te ]

noun

1. a seaport on S Hokkaido, in N Japan.

Hakodate

/ ˌhɑːkəʊˈdɑːteɪ /

noun

1. a port in N Japan, on S Hokkaido: fishing industry and shipbuilding. Pop: 284 690 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

The salient episode of his career was an attempt to establish a republic at Hakodate.

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Hakodate is one of the ports originally opened to foreign trade.

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A week later he was put ashore at Hakodate, and after some telegraphing, his fare was paid on the railroad to Yokohama.

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They also wanted the two ports, Shimoda and Hakodate, opened to them.

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One day's journey on horseback from here takes you to Hakodate.

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