The Trappist Monastery, with its serene atmosphere, soothes the hearts of visitors.

The official name of the monastery is the "Strict Cistercian Monastery of Our Lady of the Lighthouse," and in 1896, nine monks from France, the Netherlands, Italy and Canada visited the site and founded the first male Trappist monastery in Japan. The monastery was named "Our Lady of the Lighthouse Monastery.

In 1902, the monastery imported Holstein cattle from the Netherlands, which were later used to breed dairy cows and spread around the monastery and the southern Hokkaido area. After the war, as the Japanese diet improved, butter and cookies made in the Trappist region became popular and spread throughout the country as a representative specialty of Hokkaido.

Trappist cookies and butter are well-loved in the region and are famous as souvenirs. Jams and other products made from agricultural products produced in the rich expanse of nature are also available. At the Trappist monastery store, visitors can taste soft-serve ice cream made with Trappist butter.

The cherry trees planted at the Trappist monastery are a variety of cherry trees that bloom later than usual. They start blooming when all of the city's cherry blossom viewing spots have finished. Cherry trees such as Nanden, Fugenzou, and Amayadori bloom.