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

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

An innovative inn heralding a new style

Enjoy sushi from Otaru at a reasonable price

Use a burner to try creating dragonfly jewelry

Sea lions, seals, and many marine mammal shows

Savor dishes made with herring, a Shukutsu delicacy

Venetian glass collected in one place

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

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

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

Many great varieties of whisky were born here

A veteran marketplace famous for appearing in TV commercials

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

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

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

A 20-minute drive from central Otaru; a hot spring town surrounded by nature

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