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This is a Koten piece from the Kokutaiji school . Hokkoku Reibo is also known as: Toppikipi.

History (from Tokuyama Takashi)
This piece originates from the famous temple of Rinzai Zen Kokutaiji in Toyama Prefecture, where Suzuki Daisetsu and Nishida Ikutaro are said to have meditated. It also goes by the name Toppiki, after a phrase that sounds like "Toppikipi" toward the middle of the tune. On the anniversary of the death of the founder of Kokutaiji, June 2 and 3, Komuso and priests in full dress join together in a procession to the founder's pavilion.

Hokkoku Reibo appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Shumi  (Listen)	Tokuyama Takashi
This piece originates from the famous temple of Rinzai Zen Kokutaiji in Toyama Prefecture, where Suzuki Daisetsu and Nishida Ikutaro are said to have meditated. It also goes by the name Toppiki, after a phrase that sounds like "Toppikipi" toward the middle of the tune. On the anniversary of the death of the founder of Kokutaiji, June 2 and 3, Komuso and priests in full dress join together in a procession to the founder's pavilion.
Sokoinrancho  (Listen)	Watazumi Doso Roshi