I paid 1200 yen for an admission ticket to a spot that took less than 10 minutes to visit. Unless it's cherry blossom season, snowy season, or for night views, it's really not worth seeing. They're making a fortune on tickets. I didn't buy a single souvenir. It feels like a rip-off for tourists. It would be more worthwhile to spend that ticket money to see the night view from Mount Hakodate, or better yet, use it to eat a bowl of ramen at the nearby (Shio Ramen - Ajisai Honten). The Lucky Pierrot burger joint next door was packed, so be prepared for a wait. It's a one-time visit kind of place, with more foreigners (Europeans and Americans) and then Koreans. Amitabha.