The First Step in Hokkaido !

by Kazu

Kanamoti Warehouses are refurbished and used as souvenir shops, restaurant, beer halls and event places. In Edo Era, the first branch of the central government of Edo Administration was established in Matsumae Town on the west coast of Oshima Peninsula of Hokkaido.   

But the first step in Hokkaido was made in this place and the monument was established in Hakodate. Chinese tourists had not swamp this area yet but soon the direct flights from China would resume.  

This is the monument of the first step in Hokkaido. I think the motif is a polar bear or a brown bear. The history of the development of Hokkaido had started here.