Hekirichi Jinya was a fort located in Nozaki, Hokuto City, Hokkaido. It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1965. This fort was constructed by the Matsumae domain under the order of the Tokugawa Shogunate to reinforce the defenses of Ezo region (present-day Hokkaido). It was a Western-styled four-pointed bastioned fort with 6 cannon ports. There were 22 barracks inside the fort and about 120 soldiers were stationed. In 1868, with the advance of the soldiers who deserted the Tokugawa Shogunate, the defense forces set fire on the fort and abandoned it. At the present time the remains of each building are in good preservation, to which precise description is given. The road leading to this fort is one of the most famous cherry blossom viewing spot of the town, which is known as “Jinya Cherry.” Hekirichi Jinya is a valuable historic site which had witnessed the international situation of the time.