Temples/shrines
Sapporo Gokoku Jinjya(札幌護国神社)
Sapporo Gokoku Jinjya is located in the south of Sapporo Central Area, near Nakajima Park, just south-ward. The shrine is a place in which to worship…Read More
Hakodate Gokoku Jinjya Shrine(函館護国神社)
The Shrine was originally constructed in 1869 in order to worship soldiers died for Hakodate War. The existent building was built in 1942. There are …Read More
Koryu-ji Temple in Hakodate(高龍寺)
[caption id="attachment_4712" align="alignnone" width="600"] Main building from the gate[/caption] Koryu-ji Temple(高龍寺) is located in the foot of M…Read More
Hakodate Episcopal Church of Japan(函館聖ヨハネ教会)
[caption id="attachment_4694" align="alignnone" width="600"] Hakodate Episcopal Church[/caption] Hakodate Episcopal Church of Japan (函館聖ヨハネ教会) is l…Read More
Hakodate Orthodox Church(函館ハリストス正教会)
Hakodate Orthodox Church is the first one of the Orthodox Church in Japan founded in 1859 by the Russian Consulate. The former church was burned down …Read More
Ohta Jinjya Shrine, Not Mountain Climbing, but Ascetic Practices
[caption id="attachment_2766" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ohta_jinjya[/caption]Ohta Jinjya Shrine is located in Setana, the south-west of Hokkaido …Read More
Maruyama Hachijyu Hakkasho: Urban Virgin Forest in Sapporo
[caption id="attachment_1557" align="alignleft" width="300"] The entrance to Mt.Maruyama[/caption][caption id="attachment_1558" align="alignleft" widt…Read More