It is famous as one of Japan’s leading tourist destinations, attracting 10 million visitors each year from home and abroad.
In the revised second Japanese-language edition of Michelin Green Guide Japon, released in May 2011, the region as a whole received a high rating, with the night view from Mount Hakodate awarded three stars (worth a journey) and six sites including Fort Goryokaku awarded two stars (worth a detour).