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City in Hokkaido, Japan
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Hokuto (北斗市, Hokuto-shi) is a small city in Hokkaido.
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トラピスト修道院
The first monastery in Japan. Built in 1908, the building sits in a quiet forest in the hills behind Ishibetsu.
Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station can be reached from Sapporo via the Hokuto Limited Express line in three and a half hours, or from Tokyo via the Tohoku-Hokkaido Shinkansen in as little as four hours.
Read in the guideThe JR Esashi Line runs east-west across Hokuto along the coast and connects most of the major residential and commercial areas. Services are infrequent with usually an hour gap between each train (in either direction).
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