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!

Enjoy sushi from Otaru at a reasonable price

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

Create your own original candle

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

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

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

Many great varieties of whisky were born here

An innovative inn heralding a new style

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

Venetian glass collected in one place

The past glory of herring fishing can still be sensed here

An irregular five-forked intersection near Otaru Music Box Museum

Visit the brewery free of charge

Sea lions, seals, and many marine mammal shows

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

Use a burner to try creating dragonfly jewelry