Hakodate Meiji-kan

Hakodate Meiji-kan is a shopping facility in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. It occupies the former Hakodate Post Office, a red-brick historic building constructed in 1911 (Meiji 44) as Hokkaido's first post office at the gateway to Hokkaido. The building survived the war and was reborn as the Hakodate Meiji-kan shopping mall. Inside, visitors can shop for Hokkaido folk crafts, glass products, music boxes and other goods, and there are hands-on zones for glassmaking and music boxes.

The building that houses Hakodate Meiji-kan was constructed in 1911 (Meiji 44) as the former Hakodate Post Office, the first post office in Hokkaido, located in Hakodate, the gateway to Hokkaido. The Hakodate Post Office later relocated and changed its name to Chuo Post Office. The red-brick historic building survived the war and retained its form as a structure that tells the history of the area. It was reborn as the shopping mall 'Hakodate Meiji-kan'.

A shopping mall housed in a preserved historic red-brick building, offering Hokkaido crafts, glassware, music boxes and hands-on experience zones.

• Hokkaido folk crafts

• Glass products

• Music boxes

• Souvenirs

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