Things to Do in Otaru, Japan

Otaru, Hokkaido — where to start?

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Top 3 Sights in Otaru

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Recommended route · Otaru Canal → Sakaimachi

Getting around Otaru

On footWalk from Otaru Sta. to the canal, Sakaimachi Street and Minami-Otaru Sta.

BusFor Tenguyama and Shukutsu, take a Hokkaido Chuo Bus from the station

PassOtaru city bus 1-day pass

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Sights

Historic·Temples, scenery & street sights in Otaru, Hokkaido · 5 spots

A canal town lined with stone warehouses, a popular day trip from Sapporo.

A street of old stone buildings filled with glassware, music box and dessert shops, famous for its steam clock.

A mountaintop observatory reached by ropeway, with night views of Otaru's harbor and town.

A canal walk lined with stone warehouses and gas lamps, prettiest when the lamps come on at dusk.

A glassware shop with a café lit only by 167 oil lamps.