Best around Otaru Spot List

The Otaru Canal is a sightseeing spot emblematic of Otaru. About 1.1 km long, old warehouses stand side by side along one edge; along the other runs a promenade ideal for a pleasant stroll.

A full-featured snow resort just 60 minutes from Sapporo! Enjoy this resort's world-famous powder snow all the way until May!

A ski resort with an abundance of some of Hokkaido's finest powder snow! Enjoy natural snow throughout a long ski season!

With cheap and delicious food for sale, there's often a line-up to visit this popular store

Venetian glass collected in one place

Visit the brewery free of charge

The past glory of herring fishing can still be sensed here

A sweet aroma wafts past the customers who line up every day to visit this veritable palace of sweets

This hot spring inn recreates a late 19th century merchant estate on Otaru Canal

Use a burner to try creating dragonfly jewelry

Many great varieties of whisky were born here

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

Once a storehouse, now a museum showcasing Otaru's history and nature

A veteran marketplace famous for appearing in TV commercials

An innovative inn heralding a new style

A masterpiece of bank architecture from the early 20th century, stately but elegant

An irregular five-forked intersection near Otaru Music Box Museum

Fukumatsu Tanaka, the ”Herring Magnate” leader of a fisherman's union, built this lodge in Tomari-mura. Displays include implements related to the herring industry

The vast nature of Otaru has a new look every season

A fantastic array of lights brightens the canal