[Lapin de Neige in Hakodate] Saint-Marcoux and Meringue Chantilly with French Atmosphere

Lapin de Neige

Patisserie Lapin de Neige (パティスリーラパン・ド・ネージュ) is a popular pastry store near Hakodate City Government in Ote-machi, Hakodate city. The Lapin de Neige means "Snow Rabbit" in French, so the snow rabbit is used as an icon in many places of the store. Mr. Masanao Fujiyama (藤山 正直), an owner patissier, has established it since 2011. He used to work at Dalloyau Japon in Tokyo. The Dalloyau is a food company in France, and they had served in charge of dining table at the Versailles Palace since 1682. Therefore they serve French cakes. I have no idea that a traditional French cake can be eaten in Hokkaido.

The blue wooden building make people feel the historical Hakodate. The store is not so large, but some table seats are provided at the store.

By the way, Express Hakodate-go (高速はこだて号) and Hakodate Limited Express New Star-go (函館特急ニュースター号), express buses, run between Sapporo and the Hakodate. Unfortunately, the express bus does not run between New Chitose Airport and the Hakodate. Besides, Rent-a-car can be rented around Hakodate Station, Hakodate Airport, the Goryokaku Fort and Hakodate Ferry Terminal.

List of Means of Transportation

Highway buses run between the Hakodate and the Sapporo. Refer to following the means of the transportation in the Hakodate. As for car rental comparison websites, you can compare vehicle rental prices on Tabi-Plaza Rental Car Reservation (旅ぷらざレンタカー予約), Jalan Rental Car (じゃらんレンタカー) and Rakutem Travel Rental Car (楽天トラベルレンタカー).

Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Sapporo to Hakodate	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Hakodate to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Hokkaido Bus(北海道バス)	From Sapporo to Hakodate	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Hokkaido Bus(北海道バス)	From Hakodate to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nippon Rent-a-car(ニッポンレンタカー)	Their offices are near Hakodate Station and Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Times Car Rental(タイムズカーレンタル)	Their offices are near the Hakodate Station and the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyota Rental Lease(トヨタレンタリース)	Their offices are near the Hakodate Station, the Goryokaku Fort and the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nissan Rent-a-car(日産レンタカー)	Their offices are near the Hakodate Station and the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Orix Rent-a-car(オリックスレンタカー)	Their offices are near the Hakodate Station, the Hakodate Ferry Terminal and the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Station Rent-a-car(駅レンタカー)	Their office is near the Hakodate Station.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Budget Rent-a-car(バジェットレンタカー)	Their office is near the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
World Net Rent-a-car(ワールドネットレンタカー)	Their office is near the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nico Nico Rent-a-car(ニコニコレンタカー)	Their office is near the Hakodate Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Ones Rent-a-car(ワンズレンタカー)	Their offices are near Kaigan-cho, the Hakodate Ferry Terminal, the Hakodate Airport, the Goryokaku Fort and the Yunokawa Onsen.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten

HAKODATE

Hakodate (函館) that about 260,000 people live is the 3rd largest port city in Hokkaido, and is a regional hub city of the Southern Hokkaido area. The Hakodate became incorporated with Toi town (戸井), Esan town (恵山), Todohokke village (椴法華) and Minami-kayabe town (南茅部) in 2004, and most of Kameda Peninsula (亀田半島) has changed to the Hakodate. It is one of most popular tourist cities in the Hokkaido, and about 5 million people visit here. The downtown of the Hakodate from Mt. Hakodate toward former Goryokaku fort is developed on a large sandbar between the seas, and a unique seashore landscape is very popular. Although a lot of tourists think the center town of the Hakodate is around Hakodate Station and the Mt. Hakodate, it is around Hakodate Streetcar Goryokaku Koen-mae Stop (函館市電五稜郭公園前駅). The Hakodate is also well-known as a city with a lot of slopes, and there are 19 slopes with its name such as Hachiman-zaka slope (八幡坂), Daisan-zaka slope (大三坂) and Motoi-zaka slope (基坂), so around the Mt. Hakodate has a lot of slope lands, and the Hakodate has a lot of narrow roads. As for a climate, the Hakodate is wamer than other cities in the Hokkaido because it is located of the Southern Hokkaido, and it does not snow hard. Read More

Saint-Marcoux and Meringue Chantilly

When I asked a waitress about store's recommendation, she replied me "That is a cream puff". Unfortunately, it was out of stock. She continued and said "Saint-marcoux (サンマルク) is also sold well". Therefore I ordered Saint-marcoux, Meringue Chantilly (ムラング・シャンティ) with graphically interesting designs and a cup of coffee. The price of the Saint-marcoux was JPY 378. The price of the Meringue Chantilly was JPY 303. I decided to eat those at the store.

About 5 minutes later, the cakes dished up meaty on a plate and the coffee were served. A cup of the coffee was transparent glass. First I ate the Saint-marcoux. The cake had 5 layers, chocolate mousse layer, fresh cream layer, sponge cake layer and others. The top of the cake was caramelized. It tasted the bitterness of the caramelization in the sweetness. I thought that it was the cake for adults. It was tasty!

Then I ate the Meringue Chantilly. Fresh cream and baked meringue conatined orange peel. Rich flavor of the fresh cream and light baked meringues were good. The fresh cream gradually became tough for me, but I thought that people with a sweet tooth were no problem. Thanks for the tasty cakes!

List of accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations in the downtown of the Hakodate. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

South Part of Hakodate Downtown

Hotel Hakodateyama(ホテル函館山)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yachigashira Guest House(谷地頭ゲストハウス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hakodate Guest House Apple(函館ゲストハウスApple)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Hachimanzaka(ホテル八幡坂)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Winning Hotel(ウイニングホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Jokura(ペンション じょう蔵)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Share House Miyabi(シェアハウス みやび)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hakodate Perry House(函館ペリーハウス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hakodate Motomachi Hotel(函館元町ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
HAKODATE HOTEL SeaBorne(HAKODATE HOTEL シーボーン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Chocolat(ホテルショコラ函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
La Jolie Motomachi(ラ・ジョリー元町)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
LA VISTA Hakodate Bay(ラビスタ函館ベイ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Villa Concordia Resort&Spa(ヴィラコンコルディア)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Guest House Annabel(ゲストハウス アナベル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hakodate Motomachi Hotel(函館元町ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
B&B Pension Hakodate-mura(B&B ペンション はこだて村)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hakodate Kokusai Hotel(函館国際ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hakodate Classic Hotels(函館クラシックホテルズ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Guesthouse TAKADA(ゲストハウス タカダ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
House Yamada(ハウス ヤマダ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Homestay Plus Hakodate(ホームステイ プラス 函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Guesthouse Hakodate Bay(ゲストハウスはこだてベイ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
HOTEL＆SPA CENTURY MARINA HAKODATE(センチュリーマリーナ函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hakodate Danshaku Club Hotel & Resorts(HAKODATE 男爵倶楽部 HOTEL＆RESORTS)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
APA Hotel Hakodate Ekimae(アパホテル函館駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Henmi Ryokan(辺見旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Heart Inn(ホテルハートイン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Hakodate Royal(ホテル函館ロイヤル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Paco Hakodate(天然温泉 ホテルパコ函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Super Hotel Hakodate(スーパーホテル函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Suncity Hakodate(ホテルサンシティー函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
A-GATE Hotel Hakodate(A‐GATE HOTEL)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Promote Hakodate(ホテルプロモート函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Comfort Hotel Hakodate(コンフォートホテル函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel New Ohte(ホテルニューオーテ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Four Points by Sheraton Hakodate(フォーポイントバイシェラトン函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Smile Hotel Hakodate(スマイルホテル函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Tetora Hakodate Ekimae(ホテルテトラ函館駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Oyado Aozora(おやど青空)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Sharoum Inn 2(ホテルシャローム・イン2)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel All In Stay Hakodate(ホテルオールインステイ函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Capsule Hotel Hakodate(カプセルホテル函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hakodate Park Hotel(函館パークホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Seaside Hotel Kamome(シーサイドホテルかもめ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Condominium Panoramique Motomachi(コンドミニアム　パノラミック元町)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Resol Hakodate(ホテルリソル函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Condominium Stella Site(コンドミニアム　ステラサイト)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Route Inn Grantia Hakodate Ekimae(ルートイングランティア函館駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Seoul Garden(ホテル ソウルガーデン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Puppy Tail(ペンション パピィーテール)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyoko Inn Hakodate Ekimae Daimon(東横イン函館駅前大門)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyoko Inn Hakodate Ekimae Asaichi(東横イン函館駅前朝市)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Ekimae(ホテル駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Haikarakan(ペンション はいから館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Country Born(ペンション カントリーボーン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
SMALL TOWN HOSTEL Hakodate(スモールタウン ホステル 函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Yumekukan(ペンション 夢空館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
THE SHARE HOTELS　HakoBA Hakodate(ザ・シェアホテルズ HakoBA 函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Family Lodge Hatagoya Hakodate Branch(ファミリーロッジ旅籠屋・函館店)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Kikuya(ホテル キクヤ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Ryokan Nagashima(民宿旅館 長島)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Sumitomo(民宿 住友)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Fukufuku(民宿 福ふく)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Lime Light(ライム・ライト)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Omotesando(ペンション表参道)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Funami(民宿 フナミ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

North Part of Hakodate Downtown

Hakodate Rich Hotel Goryokaku(函館リッチホテル五稜郭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Dormy Inn Express Hakodate Goryokaku(ドーミーインEXPRESS函館五稜郭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Route Inn Grantia Hakodate Goryokaku(ルートイングランティア函館五稜郭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Annex Hotel Tetora(アネックス ホテルテトラ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Corpo Marika A(コーポ マリーカA)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hakodate Guest House(函館ゲストハウス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Old Style Hotel Hakodate Goryokaku(オールドスタイルホテル 函館五稜郭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Guest House Hakodate Sazan(ゲストハウス函館サザン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Hokke Club Hakodate(ホテル法華クラブ 函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Goryokaku Guest House Cocoa(五稜郭ゲストハウスココア)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Guesthouse OHANA(ゲストハウスオハナ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Hotel Auclo(ビジネス ホテル オークロ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Ryokan Kirara(ビジネス旅館 きらら)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Hotel Kitaguni(ビジネスホテル きたぐに)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Lalaport Hakodate(ホテルららぽーと函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Fellow House(フェローハウス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
HOTEL MYSTAYS Hakodate Goryokaku(ホテルマイステイズ函館五稜郭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business HotelSharoum Inn Head Office(ビジネスホテル シャロームイン本店)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Tetora(ホテル テトラ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel S-Pal(ホテル エスパル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Hotel Yoshizumi(ビジネスホテル よしずみ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Dormitory Silsil(ドミトリー シルシル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

Yunokawa Onsen

Ryokan Ichinomatsu(旅館一乃松)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yumoto Isaribikan(湯元漁火館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Amamiyakan(ホテル雨宮館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Imagine Hotel and Resort Hakodate(イマジン ホテル＆リゾート函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Emi Hakodateya(笑函館屋)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Kahantei(ホテル河畔亭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Kamomekan(ホテルかもめ館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
KKR Hakodate(KKRはこだて)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Daikokuya Ryokan(大黒屋旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yumoto Takubokutei(湯元 啄木亭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
HAKODATE Umi-no-Kaze(HAKODATE 海峡の風)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Boro NOGUCHI Hakodate(望楼 NOGUCHI函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Chikuba Shinyotei(竹葉新葉亭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hanabishi Hotel(花びしホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Banso(ホテル万惣)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Yunokawa(ホテル湯の川)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yunokawa Kanko Hotel Shoen(湯の川観光ホテル 祥苑)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yunokawa Prince Hotel Nagisatei(湯の川プリンスホテル 渚亭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yunohama Hotel(湯の浜ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kappou Ryokan Wakamatsu(割烹旅館 若松)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Tetra Yunokawa Onsen(ホテルテトラ湯の川温泉)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Credo Hotel Hakodate(クレドホテル函館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Tune Hakodate Hostel & MusicBal(チューン函館ホステル＆ミュージックバル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
La Cachette(ラカシェット)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Seaside Inn Yamani(シーサイド イン ヤマニ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Ryokuen-dori(ホテル緑園通)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Seaside Kanabori(民宿シーサイド金堀)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten