Hakodate Meiji-kan
はこだて明治館
A red-brick former Hakodate post office completed in 1911, housing a glassworks studio, a music box shop, and a teddy bear museum where you can try crafts by hand.
Hakodate Meiji-kan was originally the Hakodate Post Office, completed in 1911. Its red-brick walls covered in ivy are among the representative historic buildings of the bay area. Today it houses shopping and experience facilities, including the Hakodate Glass Meiji-kan studio, where you can try glassblowing and glass cup engraving, a music box specialty shop, and a Teddy Bear Museum, where you can assemble your own music box. Admission is free. Open about 9:30-18:00, with hands-on activities charged separately. Located about a 3-minute walk north of the Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse, and about a 5-minute walk from Juji-gai tram stop.
Opening hours
About 09:30–18:00; irregular Wednesday closures
Nearby sights
- Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse
- Lucky Pierrot Bay Area Main Store
- Motomachi Catholic Church
- Mashu Maru Seikan Ferry Memorial Ship
- Hachiman-zaka Slope
- Hakodate Orthodox Church
- Former British Consulate of Hakodate
- Hakodate Morning Market