The articles of Otaru - Sightseeing information in Hokkaido

Marchen Crossroads

Popular photography spot for a steam clock and all night street light that revitalizes the Meiji era light stand.

A piece of historic architecture. Currently closed. A Sukiya style building built over 100 years ago.

Masonry building (Important Cultural Properties).

Landmark architecture of Otaru (year 1897). Displaying tools used in herring fishing and processing, and living utensils of the old guardhouse.

A complex art space using historic Otaru buildings.

A particularly famous area in Otaru with many sushi bars.

A stroll of about 500 meters along the rail which became a discontinued line in Otaru center.

Otaru, town of glass. A famous establishment in line with Kitaichi.

Letao, famous for its cheesecakes.

A popular sightseeing spot at the corner of Asakusabashi Bridge and the canal street where about 20 restaurants are.

A park facing the Sea of Japan on the West Hokkaido side.

An enjoyable 40 minute cruise along the Otaru Canal.

It is a tough climb at 15 degrees.

An elevated area to the rear of Otaru Station.

You can take cruises in the bay from here to Shukutsu.

To see Otaru's blue cave you can go from Otaru Port for 90 minutes

Yacht harbour. There's also a cruising menu here (fee applies). Please try a boat or yacht experience.

Because it is engraved in the fragile rock called the Otaru soft stone, a preservation building along the rock was constructed.

Shukutsu is the western area of Otaru jutting out into the Sea of Japan.

The shrine was built on the native Ainu ground used for religious services after the war of Hokkaido by commander-in-chief Takeaki Enomoto.