Historic Site
Hokkaido
Tobetsu Trappist Monastery
Japan's First Trappist Monastery, Near Hakodate
Founded in 1896 in Hokuto, the first Trappist monastery in Japan and home to the monks who create...
Hokuto, Hokkaido, Japan
Historic Site
Hokkaido
Sapporo Clock Tower
Sapporo's Western-Style Landmark
A historic wooden clock tower from 1878 that has become the enduring symbol of Sapporo and Hokkaido.
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Historic Site
Hokkaido
Trappistine Convent
Japan's First Contemplative Convent, Above Hakodate
Founded in 1898, the first contemplative convent for women in Japan. The cloistered nuns are not ...
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Historic Site
Hokkaido
Hakodate Orthodox Church
The White Church Where Orthodoxy in Japan Began, on the Motomachi Slopes
A white-walled, green-roofed Russian Byzantine church on the site of the Russian consulate chapel...
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan