Location: Otaru
Top Things to do in Otaru
Things to do in Otaru, Hokkaido: The Best Nature & Parks
Top right: The Bank of Japan Otaru Museum
Middle right 1: - Glass Works in Otaru
Middle right 2: - Temiya old railway line
Restaurants in Otaru
1. Temiya Ryokuka Botanical Gardens
2. Mt. Shioyamaru
3. Blue Cave
4. Shioya Beach
5. Otaru Aquarium
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 412 reviews
Reviewed By ambamb8 - Hong Kong, China
Given Otaru is a very small city in Hokkaido, it's unrealistic to expect a very cool aquarium. Frankly, having its own aquarium is already amazing. The closest encounter one can get:- - winter in snow, penguins walking next to you. - dolphin show with dolphin only 3m away. - touching the octopus and "sucks" by it. Great fun day for kids and parents.
6. Otaru Canal
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 3,097 reviews
Reviewed By macariosakay - Manila, Philippines
it is best to take the train from Sapporo. as soon as you go out of the facade of the train station cross the street and go straight until you see otaru canal. best to see it during winter. drop by otaru beer garden.
7. Otaru Kihinkan
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 138 reviews
Reviewed By 814derynh - Waterlooville, United Kingdom
We visited this site as part of our tour of Hokkaido. It was an entrepreneurial fisherman’s house called Aoyama Villa, built in the early 20th century, 1917, by a family who made their fortune from the annual herring run. The herring ran every year. They would catch enormous amounts, boil it, then squeeze it for the oil and the remainder was used to fertilise the soil. It has now been turned into a lovely museum. The house was massive with beautiful traditional gardens and lots of rooms. We were given a guided tour of the house, via our audio devices, which was very interesting, seeing the different rooms in the house and especially the toilets and the beautiful calligraphy screens.
8. Mt.Tengu
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 397 reviews
Reviewed By Beetrootears - Balmoral Ridge, Australia
ski resort had hardly anybody on the slopes. Basic cafe at top. Interesting history of skiing museum and display of mountain goblin masks
