
REAL RACING ARCHIVE(documented racing history)
RACECOURSE · Hokkaido — Hakodate
Hakodate
函館競馬場
Opened 1896Right-handed
Opened in 1896; its grandstand was rebuilt in 2008–09 and reopened in June 2010.
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Overview
- Address
- Komaba-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido
- Region
- Hokkaido — Hakodate
- Opened
- 1896
- Direction
- Right-handed
- Operator
- Japan Racing Association (JRA)
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History
- It closed in 2008 and 2009 while the grandstand was renovated; work finished in June 2010.
- A photograph survives of the earlier Hakodate course under construction in 1882.
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Gallery
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Location
Komaba-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido
OpenStreetMap ↗SOURCES & REFERENCES
Sources & References
- 01函館競馬場 — Wikipedia(日本語版)
Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26
- 02Hakodate Racecourse — Wikipedia (English)
Wikipedia · Reference · Accessed 2026-09-26
IMAGE CREDITS
Image credits
Each photograph was checked on its individual Wikimedia Commons file page for author and licence.

Main stand, Hakodate Racecourse, July 2010
Photo: Goki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The former Hakodate racecourse under construction, 1882
Public domain / CC0 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons