Photo: 掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0The port has not published Noordam's berth in Hakodate for 7 Oct.
Also in port: Quantum of the Seas, 06:00 → Fri 8 Oct 21:00. About 6,200 passengers between the two ships: expect a queue for taxis and the shuttle; go ashore early.
0:00Tram to Goryokaku (~30 min)
0:40Goryokaku Tower — see the star from above
3:30Tram back toward Motomachi
4:30Motomachi slopes at golden hour
5:30Late sailings only: Mt. Hakodate ropeway at duskFollow this route7 stops, the clock and the map ↓
Also fits this call: The market morning (about 2.5h) · Slopes & churches (about 4.5h)
Each takes no more than the 7 Oct call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.
Fits your 7 Oct callPrivate5.0★ · 4A two-and-a-half-hour guided history visit to Goryokaku star fort, the rebuilt magistrate's office and Goryokaku Tower.
US$121 each · US$242 for twoMeets at the pierneeds a 5-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is here
Fits your 7 Oct callPrivate4.9★ · 29
Fits your 7 Oct callSmall group5.0★ · 3Tours are booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company). If you book, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we recommend.
Cut to the 7 Oct call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.
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Needs a 4.5-hour callabout 2.5hfoodwalk
For early calls — kaisendon at dawn, then the waterfront.
Free–600 pp
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Needs a 6.5-hour callabout 4.5hwalkhistory
For the port that opened Japan first, seen on foot.
From Wakamatsu
Costs about ¥800 pp with the tram day pass
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Needs a 9-hour callabout 7hhistoryviews
For full days — and the night view if your ship sails late.
From Wakamatsu
Costs about ¥800 tram day pass + ¥1,200 tower + ¥1,800 ropeway (the only way up from 9 Nov 2026 to 12 Apr 2027, when the road is closed)
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Thu, 7 Oct 2027, 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port). Off the ship from 08:30, back at the gangway by 15:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.
Rain on about 11 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet
A layer for the evening
The forecast for Thu 7 Oct appears here from Fri 1 Oct.
Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Hakodate station · The official figures →
Arrivals run 08:00–10:00 and departures 17:00–23:00: check your own date in the table before choosing a day.
Add all 2 calls to your calendar
Usable hours follow the one rule: off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that. Overnight calls count the longest stretch ashore between 08:00 and 21:00 (the night is not touring time). Dates and times from the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet; the daily programme has the final word.
10:00–23:00 · about 11 usable hours · gangway by 21:30
About 11 usable hours, back at the gangway by 21:30: the port's full timed day fits, and so does a guided day that returns in time.
No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.
08:00–17:00 · about 7 usable hours · gangway by 15:30
About 7 usable hours, back at the gangway by 15:30: one district or one sight with lunch, or a half-day guided tour that starts at the pier.
No guided day on this site fits these calls and is open on them; the timed plans below are the day.
The port has not published Noordam's berth in Hakodate for 7 Oct; ships here normally use Wakamatsu (Hakodate Cruise Terminal) — or Minato-cho for ships over ~120,000 GT and some two-ship days. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.
Thu, 7 Oct 2027: 08:00–17:00 (9 h in port); Wed, 20 Oct 2027: 10:00–23:00 (13 h in port). Off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that: plan for about 7 usable hours on the call of Thu, 7 Oct 2027, back at the gangway by 15:30.
3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Thu, 7 Oct 2027: The market morning (about 2.5h), Slopes & churches (about 4.5h), Star fort + the mountain (about 7h). 3 guided days fit the call.
On a usual October day Hakodate reaches about 17 °C (63 °F), with a low of about 8 °C (46 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 11 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Hakodate. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.
Checked · Visited in person · Takumi Yamada
Dates and times from the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet. Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.
