Goryōkaku

Goryōkaku is a star fort in the Japanese city of Hakodate on the island of . The fortress was completed in 1866. It was the main headquarters of the short-lived Republic of Ezo.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fortress
  • Also known as: “Castillo Goryokaku”, “Fortreso Goryokaku”, “Goryokaku Ato”, “Goryōkaku Ato”, “고료가쿠 코엔”, “亀田役所土塁”, “五棱郭公园”, “五棱郭塔”, “五稜郭公園”, “五稜郭城”, “五稜郭塔”, “奉行馆”, “柳野城”, “箱馆战争”, “龜田役所土壘”, and “龟田役所土垒”
  • Address: 五稜郭公園線 44

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Goryokaku Tower and Hakodate City Central Library.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 350 metres southwest of Goryōkaku.

Library
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is a public library in , Hokkaidō, Japan. is situated 320 metres northwest of Goryōkaku.

Museum
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is situated 350 metres south of Goryōkaku.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hakodate and Hokuto.

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is a port city in Southern , .

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is a city in the center of the in 's northern island of .

Goryōkaku

Latitude
41.7968° or 41° 47′ 49″ north
Longitude
140.75697° or 140° 45′ 25″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Established
1866
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8RH2QQW4+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 180806137
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
11865332
Wiki­data ID
Q1196357
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Wu Chinese—“Goryōkaku” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Goryōkaku gotorlekua”
  • Breton: “Goryōkaku”
  • Catalan: “Castell Goryōkaku”
  • Chinese: “五棱郭”
  • Chinese: “五稜郭”
  • Czech: “Gorjókaku”
  • Dutch: “Goryokaku”
  • Esperanto: “Fortikaĵo Gorjokaku”
  • Esperanto: “Fortikaĵo Goryokaku”
  • French: “Goryōkaku”
  • German: “Goryōkaku”
  • Greek: “Γκοριόκακου”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר גוריוקאקו”
  • Indonesian: “Goryōkaku”
  • Italian: “Goryōkaku”
  • Japanese: “Goryōkaku”
  • Japanese: “ゴリョウカク”
  • Japanese: “ごりょうかくあと”
  • Japanese: “ゴリョウカクアト”
  • Japanese: “五稜郭”
  • Japanese: “五稜郭跡”
  • Korean: “고료카쿠”
  • Persian: “گوریوکاکو”
  • Polish: “Goryōkaku”
  • Portuguese: “Goryokaku”
  • Russian: “Горёкаку”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Goryōkaku”
  • Thai: “โกเรียวกากุ”
  • Turkish: “Goryōkaku”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґорьокаку”
  • Ukrainian: “П’ятибастіонна фортеця”
  • Uzbek: “Goryokaku”
  • Vietnamese: “Goryōkaku”
  • Wu Chinese: “五棱郭”

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