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In Funami-cho there is the Koryu-ji temple. It's the oldest Buddhist temple (affiliated with the [[Sōtō|Soto]] school) in the region which was built in 1633. It was badly damaged during the [[Boshin War]] and moved to its current location in 1879. The existing main building was built in 1900.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hakodate.travel/en/sightseeing_spots/shrine-temple-church/koryu-ji-temple |title=Koryu-ji Temple |website=hakodate.travel |access-date=30 October 2019 |archive-date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031044051/https://www.hakodate.travel/en/sightseeing_spots/shrine-temple-church/koryu-ji-temple |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mij-only.com/buildings/en/koryuji.html?cv=Temples |title=Koryu-ji Shows the Boshin War in Silence |last=Youhei |first=Misaka |date=8 April 2018 |website=Made in Japan Only |access-date=30 October 2019 |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924231646/https://mij-only.com/buildings/en/koryuji.html?cv=Temples |url-status=live}}</ref>
The city is well known for seafood and [[sushi]]. Hakodate shio (salt) [[ramen]] is also a famous specialty of the city. Shio ramen has a pale, clear, broth made with plenty of salt and any combination of chicken, pork bone, vegetables, fish, and [[seaweed]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2017/10/07/food/hokkaidos-hakodate-heaven-gourmands-stripes/#.XdcBUeyIa00 |title=Hokkaido's Hakodate is heaven for gourmands of all stripes |last=Young |first=Davey |date=7 October 2017 |website=The Japan Times |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=14 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114013819/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2017/10/07/food/hokkaidos-hakodate-heaven-gourmands-stripes/#.XdcBUeyIa00 |url-status=live}}</ref> On a similar note, Hakodate's city fish is the squid. Hakodate is famous for the restaurant Ikkatei Tabiji, which serves a dish called "dancing squid": - a recently deceased squid is served with soy sauce, the sodium of
Every year (August) the city gets together for the Hakodate Port Festival. Many citizens gather in the streets to dance a wiggly dance known as the ''Ika-odori'' (Squid Dance), the name of which describes the dance appropriately. The glowing lights of squid-catching boats can be seen in the waters surrounding the city.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://taiken.co/single/the-squid-dance-of-hakodate/ |title=The Squid Dance of Hakodate |date=20 March 2015 |website=Taiken Japan |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=29 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929082237/https://taiken.co/single/the-squid-dance-of-hakodate/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://hokkaido-labo.com/en/hakodate-summer-festival-18511 |title=4 charming summer festivals in Hakodate and southern Hokkaido |date=6 July 2017 |newspaper=Hokkaido-Labo |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031092359/https://hokkaido-labo.com/en/hakodate-summer-festival-18511 |url-status=live}}</ref> The bell of Haristos Orthodox Church is one of the [[100 Soundscapes of Japan]].
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