Discounted Advance Tickets 🎫 You can purchase Goryokaku Tower advance tickets at nearby convenience stores at a time that suits you. By purchasing in advance, you can proceed directly to the elevator entrance, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable visit. We highly recommend using this service ✨️ Coin Lockers Have Been Renewed (with Service Door) 🛅 Coin Lockers Have Been Renewed ✨️ Store your belongings and enjoy sightseeing at the observation deck or a stroll around Goryokaku Park with ease. All lockers are equipped with a service door (small access window), allowing easy access to small items. In addition to cash, cashless payment options are also available. Goryokaku Tower Collection: “Soetsu Ueki Gallery” Now Open 🖼️ May 23 (Sat) – August 21 (Fri), 2026 Summer Exhibition “Scenes of Kappa Playing by the Water II” The permanent exhibition space, the Goryokaku Tower Collection “Soetsu Ueki Gallery”, featuring works by Hakodate-born painter Soetsu Ueki, known for his unique kappa-themed paintings, is now open to the public. Temporary Closure of the Goryokaku Restoration Model Due to Observatory Exhibition Renovation Works 👷 August 29 (Sat) – September 6 (Sun), 2026 Due to renovation work on the observatory exhibitions, the “Goryokaku Restoration Model” on the 2nd floor of the observatory is enclosed by partitions and will not be available for viewing during the construction period. ※ Goryokaku Tower will remain open as usual throughout the construction period. Goryokaku Tower Tower Structure Repainting and Observatory Neck Section Repair Work👷 May 19, 2026 (Tue) – November 15, 2026 (Sun) (scheduled) Goryokaku Tower will carry out a full exterior repainting of the tower structure, as well as repair work on the neck section directly beneath the observatory. *The tower will remain open and operate as usual during the construction period.* * Surveys and site inspections will be conducted in June and July, and actual construction work is scheduled to begin in early August.  Lists of Events & Topics  Event Information（Japanese only） Observation Deck Observation Deck Atrium All-Weather Glass-Walled Plaza All-Weather Glass-Walled Plaza

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