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!

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 fantastic array of lights brightens the canal

Visit the brewery free of charge

A veteran marketplace famous for appearing in TV commercials

Many great varieties of whisky were born here

Savor dishes made with herring, a Shukutsu delicacy

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

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

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

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

Sea lions, seals, and many marine mammal shows

Create your own original candle

Conveniently right next to JR Otaruchikko Station

Venetian glass collected in one place

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

An innovative inn heralding a new style

The past glory of herring fishing can still be sensed here