Hakodate

[ hah-kaw-dah-te ]

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noun

Hakodate

/ ˌhɑːkəʊˈdɑːteɪ /

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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