New Chitose Airport 1 hr 23
Otaru Aquarium (13 min)
Aquarium featuring numerous ocean-life exhibits & events, including penguin, dolphin & seal shows. 田中酒造亀甲蔵 Tanaka Sake Brewery (6 min)
Tours & store with tastings in a sake brewery located in a stone masonry warehouse, built ~1905. Sankaku Market (7 min)
Down-to-earth marketplace with vendors selling fruit, veggies, seafood & prepared dishes. OTARU TAISHOU GLASS PALACE (5 min)
Longtime store selling Japanese glassware such as figurines & vases handmade in Otaru. Otaru Music Box Museum (15 min)
Specialty retailer featuring artisanal tabletop music boxes in many styles with ornate decorations. Tenguyama (16 min)
Popular 533-m. mountain offering ski slopes & winter recreation alongside warm-weather hiking. Herring Goten Otaru VIP Hall (former Aoyama villa) (12 min)
Built in 1917, this ornate zelkova-wood villa features a tiled roof, a courtyard, gardens & more. Otaru Museum (5 min)
Museum with historical information & rail exhibits, including a model & several full-sized trains. Otaru Canal (6 min)
Flanked by restaurants, shops & vendors, this historic canal has a romantic, old-timey ambiance. Kitaichi Glass Otaru (13 min)
Set of shops selling items made from glass, such as decorative snow globes & kerosene lamps. Otaru Tenguyama (8 min)
Long-running mountainside winter-sports resort accessed via the Otaru Tenguyama Ropeway. 小樽オルゴール堂2号館アンティークミュージアム (14 min) Otaru Denuki Koji (5 min)
Quaint alleyway with a retro feel, lined with restaurants & food stalls serving ramen & yakitori. Otaru Canal Cruise (10 min)
Day & dusk cruises on a restored canal lined with former warehouses, now museums & shops. Otaru Art Base (5 min) | 
