Region: Hokkaido · Japan
Where to stay in Hokuto
Hokuto is a city in Hokkaido, Japan, home to about 46,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Hokuto.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- HKD15 km · Hakodate Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Plugs
- A, B · 100 V
- Emergency
- 110
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Hokuto
Hokuto (北斗市, Hokuto-shi) is a city in the center of the Oshima Subprefecture in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. It serves as a bedroom community for Hakodate, to the east of the city.
Hokuto is located at the southern end of Japan's northernmost prefecture, Hokkaido, and is immediately west of Hakodate. The city was formed by the merger of Kamiiso and Ōno towns on February 1, 2006. It is now the 2nd largest city in Oshima Subprefecture with a population of about 50,000 people. Hokuto is the northern terminus of the Hokkaido Shinkansen. Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station is located at the former site of Oshima-Ono Station.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Hokuto
See
- Trappist Monastery
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Hokuto
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
|---|
| Toyoko Inn Hokkaido Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto-eki Minami-guchi hotel |
Where to stay
More hotels in Hokuto
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hakodate-Onuma Prince Hotel Prince Hotels | 1990 | 19.3 km |
| Hotel La'gent Plaza Hakodate Hokuto | 8.9 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Hokuto
Hokuto has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; September is the wettest, with about 167 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in Japan, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Hokuto: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hakodate Airport (HKD), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Okushiri Airport (OIR, 105 km) and Aomori Airport (AOJ, 121 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
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. The nearest airport is Hakodate Airport, which is about 45 minutes away by car or taxi.
Getting around
The 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). Kamiiso Station has a JR ticket office where one can reserve tickets for any JR service in Japan. The one-way fare from Kamiiso Station to Hakodate Station is ¥260. A local bus service connects Ōno with Kamiiso.
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HKD · Hakodate Airport
OIR · Okushiri Airport
AOJ · Aomori Airport
Questions
Hokuto: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Hokuto?
Hokuto has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; September is the wettest, with about 167 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Hokuto?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hakodate Airport (HKD), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Okushiri Airport (OIR, 105 km) and Aomori Airport (AOJ, 121 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Hokuto?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Hokuto
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.