Overview
Japan's first monastery for men, opened in 1896. An avenue of cedars climbs to it.
About this place
The first Catholic men's monastery in Japan, in Hokuto, Hokkaido, founded in 1896. An avenue of about 200 m leading to the monastery is lined with cedars and poplars. A direct-sales shop for dairy products sells soft serve ice cream, Trappist butter and cookies; open 9:00-17:00.
Source visit-hokkaido.jp ↗Verification notes
■ Shop: The directly operated dairy shop sells special soft-serve ice cream, Trappist butter and cookies. ■ Useful tip: If you walk about 20 minutes from the front to the Lourdes Grotto behind the monastery, on a clear day you can see Mt. Hakodate and, across the Tsugaru Strait, as far as the Tsugaru Peninsula.
Source visit-hokkaido.jp ↗Official website
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Source trappist.or.jp ↗Before you go
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