Goryokaku in Hakodate lit up with lights

Goryokaku in Hakodate lit up with lights

Goryokaku, a star-shaped Western style fort that was completed about 150 years ago and has been designated as a special historic site, is lit up with about 2,000 lights in Hakodate in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Dec. 1, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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