【结好时间】天津市和日本函馆市于2001年10月18日正式建立了友好交流与合作关系。

【城市特点】函馆市位于日本北海道西南部，是北海道南部的政治、经济和文化中心。函馆市是日本的海洋渔业基地，著名渔港。主要工业有造船、石油加工、渔网、水产加工等。函馆市是日本最初开展国际贸易的港口城市之一，保留了许多异域风情的历史建筑和街道。函馆市旅游资源丰富，夜景被誉为世界三大夜景之一。

【合作领域】天津市与函馆市在经贸、教育、青少年交流等领域开展了交流与合作。

【Established Date】Tianjin and Hakodate of Japan officially established friendly exchange and cooperation relations on October 18, 2001.

【City Characteristics】Hakodate is located in the southwestern part of Hokkaido, Japan, and is the political, economic and cultural center of southern Hokkaido. Hakodate is a marine fishing base in Japan and a famous fishing port. Its main industries include shipbuilding, oil processing, fishing nets and aquatic products processing. Hakodate is one of the first port cities in Japan to carry out international trade, with many exotic historical buildings and streets preserved. Hakodate is rich in tourism resources and the night scene is known as one of the top three night scenes in the world.

【Cooperation Fields】Tianjin and Hakodate have carried out exchanges and cooperation in economy and trade, education, youth exchanges and other fields.