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!

Visit the brewery free of charge

The past glory of herring fishing can still be sensed here

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

A fantastic array of lights brightens the canal

Another top pick for tourism and shopping, this resort hotel is adjacent to Otaru-Chikko Station

A stylishly designed high-class Japanese inn

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

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

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

An innovative inn heralding a new style

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

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

Near Otaru Canal. Its guest rooms, with their antique furniture, bring back fond memories