Sacred Sites of Hokkaido
Hokkaido’s religious landscape reflects a unique blend of indigenous Shinto traditions, Buddhist heritage, and Western missionary influence. This selection spans from the historic Shinto shrines of Hakodate and Sapporo to the Western-style architecture of the Motomachi district. Highlights include the Trappistine Monastery, Japan's first women’s abbey, and Shogyo-ji, which features a relocated 18th-century temple hall. These sites offer insight into the island's spiritual history, including maritime traditions and Ainu missionary efforts.
A Trappistine Monastery
Our Lady of the Angels Trappistine Abbey is a women's abbey of Trappists located in the outskirts of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
B Hakodate Hachiman Shrine
Hakodate Hachiman Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Hakodate, Hokkaido. It is a Hachiman shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman.
C Hokkaido Jingu Tongu
A satellite shrine of Hokkaido Jingu located in central Sapporo. It serves as a secondary place of worship for the main Hokkaido Jingu and is a central site for local festivals.
D Hakodate Saint John Church
An Anglican church in Hakodate's Motomachi district, notable for its brown roof and unique architecture that forms a cross shape when viewed from above.
E Roman Catholic Church
A Gothic-style Catholic church in the Motomachi district featuring a prominent bell tower and an ornate altar gifted by Pope Benedict XV in 1921.
F 亀田八幡宮
A Shinto shrine in Hakodate known as the site where Enomoto Takeaki surrendered to government forces in 1869, effectively ending the Boshin War.
G 室蘭八幡宮
Established in 1874, this shrine was funded by the sale of a beached whale. It also houses Muroran’s official specimen Somei Yoshino cherry tree.
H Shōwa Temple
A Buddhist temple and place of worship located in Nanae, southern Hokkaido.
John Batchelor
Archdeacon John Batchelor, D.D., OBE was an Anglican English missionary to the Ainu people of Japan until 1941.
根室金刀比羅神社
Founded in 1806 to pray for maritime safety, this shrine in Nemuro is dedicated to the deity of the sea and is one of eastern Hokkaido's oldest religious sites.
Shōgyō-ji
Shōgyō-ji is a Jōdo Shinshū temple in Akkeshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Founded in 1879, the Hondō of 1799, relocated from Itoigawa in Niigata…
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