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Hakodate

American  
[hah-kaw-dah-te] / ˈhɑ kɔˈdɑ tɛ /

noun

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


Hakodate British  
/ ˌhɑːkəʊˈdɑːteɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Tons of mostly sardines and mackerel were discovered on more than a kilometre of sand stretching across the shores of Hakodate, Japan.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023

Takashi Fujioka, a Hakodate Fisheries Research Institute researcher, said he has heard of similar phenomena before, but it was his first time to see it.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2023

The aircraft flew toward the southwestern port city of Hakodate.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

Towns were pummeled by the quake, tsunami and more than 530 aftershocks from Hakodate in the northernmost island of Hokkaido to Fuji, 760 kilometers to the south, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 18, 2011

The Bay of Hakodate, an inlet of Tsugaru Strait, is completely land-locked, easy of access and spacious, with deep water almost up to the shore, and good holding-ground.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

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