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Otaru

Port town on Hokkaido's northern coast

About Otaru
Sunset over Otaru Canal (Photo: Sean Pavone / Shutterstock.com)

Things to do in Otaru

Upcoming Otaru Events

Otaru Snow Light Path Festival 2025

Otaru Snow Light Path Festival 2025

Mid Feb

Otaru Snow Light Path Festival is just a quick trip from Sapporo and offers a romantic romp through a candlelit snowscape.

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Where to eat in Otaru

Food Galore in Otaru

Food Galore in Otaru

Yi Xuan Ong

Just situated at the end of Sakaimachi Street and opposite the famous photo point of the Otaru Canal is a small congregation o..

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Places to stay in Otaru

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Otaru Music Box Museum

Otaru Music Box Museum

Euan Prentis

The Otaru Music Box Museum is spread across a number of buildings around the Ironai-dori area, which in all contains over 25,000..

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Otaru in a Day

Otaru in a Day

Euan Prentis

Otaru's interesting history as a mercantile and financial center in Hokkaido is very well preserved to this day. To get the..

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About Otaru

Otaru is a beautiful little port town just one hour northwest of Sapporo. Overlooking Ishikari Bay, this port town is well known for its seafood culture, traditional canal area, glassworks, music boxes and also sake distilleries.

Cover Photo: Sean Pavone | Shutterstock

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