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Shiryōkaku: Day Trip from Sapporo (146 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Shiryōkaku is a castle in Hakodate, Hokkaido, about 146 km in a straight line from Sapporo Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Sapporo for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Shiryōkaku
Photo: Satoshin at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeCastle
Name in Japanese四稜郭
LocationHakodate, Hokkaido
Nearest station (straight line)Goryōkaku Station – about 3.9 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 146 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 397 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 689 km (straight line)
DesignationsHistoric Site of Japan
Coordinates41.82569, 140.77069
MapOpen in Google Maps
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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