If you go sightseeing in Otaru, raise a toast with Otaru Beer! The Otaru Warehouse No. 1, a solid, old structure along the Otaru Canal, has been transformed into a brewery that makes German beer by ...

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Otaru is a small city located in Hokkaido Prefecture and you can get there in around thirty minutes from Sapporo Station, using the rapid line. The city has a modern, but nostalgic feel to it and many ...

Northwest of Sapporo, the port city of Otaru is most famous for the Otaru Canal Cruise. The cruise is an immersive way to learn about the history of the port town and Hokkaido as a whole. In the ...

Known as Hokkaido’s "Canal Town,” Otaru is famous for sushi and other seafood. In fact, Otaru has not only seafood but noodles such as ramen and fried noodles. It was invented in the late 1950s at a ...

OTARU, Hokkaido >> A highlight of the Otaru Ushio Festival, a summer staple in the Hokkaido city of Otaru, commenced July 29 with about 5,000 people from 76 groups dancing in formation in the city ...

OTARU, Hokkaido--After sunset, the city’s renowned Otaru Canal takes on a magical ambience, courtesy of 10,000 blue LED lights. The Blue Canal illumination event runs until Jan. 31 along a roughly 300 ...

Otaru Canal, a popular tourist attraction, is seen in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Jan. 26, 2025. (Mainichi/Haruka Ito) OTARU, Hokkaido -- This northern Japanese city implemented new measures on Jan. 28 to ...

OTARU, Hokkaido -- A Renaissance-style former branch office of the Bank of Japan in this northern city is now serving as a museum sharing the history of the central bank and resources for learning ...