Best Visiting 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!

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A fantastic array of lights brightens the canal

Many great varieties of whisky were born here

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

The vast nature of Otaru has a new look every season

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

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

Use a burner to try creating dragonfly jewelry

An irregular five-forked intersection near Otaru Music Box Museum

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

The past glory of herring fishing can still be sensed here

Create your own original candle

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

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

Venetian glass collected in one place

Sea lions, seals, and many marine mammal shows

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