Crossing the Ono Bridge, you can see the temple's treasured pagoda. It is the pagoda of Hokkeiji Temple on Mt. It is said that Hogeiji was founded in 1849, when the 15th master Kaneko Hinoh of Jounji Temple in Hakodate was granted permission to establish Hogeian in Higashishita-cho, Ono Village, at the request of a faithful follower, Nakamura Kinbei.

There is a weeping cherry tree in the precincts of this temple, which blooms beautifully every spring. The weeping cherry tree, also known as ito-zakura, belongs to the rose family and is also known as ito-zakura. It is a deciduous tree that is appreciated as a garden tree or bonsai. It is a variant of the Uba higan, and is distinguished from other varieties as the benihigan, which has a particularly deep red color. The waterfall cherry tree in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, is a natural treasure, and the cherry tree in Gion, Kyoto, is also a weeping cherry.

The weeping cherry tree is said to be over 300 years old and is one of the largest weeping cherry trees in Hokkaido. It is about 12 meters high with very large branches, and the flowers that fill the drooping branches are very spectacular. It is very rare to see weeping cherry trees that grow this large in Hokkaido, and some visitors come from far away to see the blossoms because they cannot be found in the neighborhood.