New Chitose Airport 1 hr 19
Otaru Art Base (5 min) Otaru Canal (5 min) Flanked by restaurants, shops & vendors, this historic canal has a romantic, old-timey ambiance. Tenguyama (18 min) Popular 533-m. mountain offering ski slopes & winter recreation alongside warm-weather hiking. Sankaku Market (6 min) Down-to-earth marketplace with vendors selling fruit, veggies, seafood & prepared dishes. Otaru Museum (8 min) Museum with historical information & rail exhibits, including a model & several full-sized trains. Kitaichi Glass Otaru (12 min) Set of shops selling items made from glass, such as decorative snow globes & kerosene lamps. 田中酒造亀甲蔵 Tanaka Sake Brewery (3 min) Tours & store with tastings in a sake brewery located in a stone masonry warehouse, built ~1905. Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort (1 hr 42) Skiing & snowboarding offered in a standard setup with a ski lift, restaurants & sports shop. Otaru Canal Cruise (5 min) Day & dusk cruises on a restored canal lined with former warehouses, now museums & shops. Herring Goten Otaru VIP Hall (former Aoyama villa) (14 min) Built in 1917, this ornate zelkova-wood villa features a tiled roof, a courtyard, gardens & more. Otaru Music Box Museum (10 min) Specialty retailer featuring artisanal tabletop music boxes in many styles with ornate decorations. 小樽オルゴール堂2号館アンティークミュージアム (11 min) Otaru Tenguyama (9 min) Long-running mountainside winter-sports resort accessed via the Otaru Tenguyama Ropeway. Otaru Aquarium (15 min) Aquarium featuring numerous ocean-life exhibits & events, including penguin, dolphin & seal shows. OTARU TAISHOU GLASS PALACE (5 min) Longtime store selling Japanese glassware such as figurines & vases handmade in Otaru. |