Tobetsu Trappist Monastery

Japan’s First Men’s Monastery

Tobetsu Trappist Monastery is Japan’s first men’s Catholic monastery and was constructed in 1896. The Gothic-style red-brick building is surrounded by natural beauty and has a dignified and calming presence. A stoic row of trees lines the path leading up to the monastery entrance, giving the building a quiet and secluded atmosphere. Visitors can view the archives that are on display inside the monastery, or sample the popular fermented butter and cookies that are made by the monks themselves. About a 1km walk from the front gate lies the Lourdes Caves, a place created in reverence to the French town in which the Mother Mary appeared to residents.

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Nearest airports
New Chitose Airport Sapporo Okadama Airport Hakodate Airport Okushiri Airport Asahikawa Airport Wakkanai Airport Rishiri Airport Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport Memanbetsu Airport Nemuro Nakashibetsu Airport Tancho Kushiro Airport Tokachi Obihiro Airport

General Information

Postal code
〒049-0283 
Address
北海道北斗市三ツ石392
Telephone Number
0138-75-2108
Open
[Store] (Apr.-Oct. 15) 9:00-17:00, (Oct. 16-Mar.) 8:30-16:30
Closed
Open all year round (Sundays from Jan. to Mar.), Dec. 25
*Inquiries required for year-end and New Year's holidays.
Prices
Exterior view free
Car Park
30 spaces
Directions
●On foot: About 20 minutes from Donan Isaribi Railway Oshima Tobetsu Station
●By car: About 30 minutes from JR Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station
Website

Tobetsu Trappist Monastery

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