函馆 Traditional form: 函館 Pinyin (reading): Hánguǎn Definitions: Hakodate, main port of south Hokkaidō 北海道 ( Běihǎidào), Japan Characters: 函 - correspondence; a case, a box 馆 - public building; shop, house, establishment Traditional characters: 函 - correspondence; a case, a box 館 - public building; shop, house, establishment