Winter illuminations start at Hakodate's Goryokaku Fort

HAKODATE, Japan - The 1.8-kilometer star-shaped moat around Goryokaku Fort in Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture, is lit up on Nov. 29, 2014, the first day of winter illuminations of the fortress.

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