These vessels channeled through the port of Otaru at the height of the Meiji period. The canal relieved the trade congestion around the port. However, as time passed, the emergence of the automobile ...

Otaru is a port city overlooking Ishikari Bay on Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, and is renowned as a great destination for skiing and snowboarding.With a population of around 100,000 ...

Japan's northern island of Hokkaido was fully pioneered only around 150 years ago! Otaru, one of the leading port cities of Hokkaido, holds much of that history. The Otaru Canal in the port and the ...

The Otaru Canal, one of the town’s main symbols, was built during the Taishō era (1912–1926) by reclaiming land from the bay and used to move cargo to and from the port’s many brick warehouses.

Gibbon Travelogue. How to Spend a Splendid Day in Otaru City, Hokkaido, Japan; Otaru Canal, Sakaimachi Street. Posted: June 26, 2025 | Last updated: June 26, 2025 ...

Otaru, Japan: Day trip from Sapporo - Hokkaido's beautiful port city and capital of glass-making By Tatyana Leonov Updated October 17, 2019 — 12.22pm first published October 16, 2019 — 12.15am ...

To think of a big city in Hokkaido is invariably to think of the place that fondly plants a prominent white, red or black star on the labels of the beers it brews. But back in the early part of ...

Inside is a microbrewery and pub called Otaru Soko No. 1 that has served authentic German-style beer brewed with locally sourced soft water and imported German malt since its opening in 1995. Soko ...

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 ...

History of Otaru Canal A town with a rich history in sea trade Image: PIXTA/ gandhi ... Japan Tel: +81 3 5829 5900 Fax: +81 3 5829 5919 Email: [email protected] ©2024 GPlusMedia Inc. Image: PIXTA/ ...