Chilled Treats from the North: Ginza’s Fabled Shop Hakodateya

Tsutsui Tomomi in the February 2019 issues of Ginza Hyakuten. (Courtesy the Ginza Hyakuten Organization)

Cutting ice from Goryōkaku’s moat in the Meiji era. (Courtesy of the Hakodate City Central Library)

Meiji-era advertisement for Hakodate ice. (Courtesy of the Hakodate City Central Library)

Goryōkaku Park. Ice was cut from the area beyond the bridge. (2019)