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!

A fantastic array of lights brightens the canal

An innovative inn heralding a new style

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

The vast nature of Otaru has a new look every season

An irregular five-forked intersection near Otaru Music Box Museum

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

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

Venetian glass collected in one place

Enjoy sushi from Otaru at a reasonable price

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

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

Many great varieties of whisky were born here

Create your own original candle

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

The past glory of herring fishing can still be sensed here

Conveniently right next to JR Otaruchikko Station