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!

Kitaichi Glass's largest store, offering a wide range of products

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

A famous restaurant preserving the flavor handed down through the generations since its founding 40 years ago

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

Hokkaido's oldest railway played an important role during the frontier age

Use a burner to try creating dragonfly jewelry

Listen to the soft melodies of music boxes in a red-bricked building renovated from a storehouse

Venetian glass collected in one place

Conveniently right next to JR Otaruchikko Station

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

Sea lions, seals, and many marine mammal shows

The early 20th century comes alive on this street of restaurants

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

Visit the brewery free of charge

Create your own original candle

The vast nature of Otaru has a new look every season

Enjoy sushi from Otaru at a reasonable price