- Welcome to Otaru!
- Enjoy a leisurely walk feeling the sea breeze.
- The town's importance as a port in early development of Hokkaido has left a small legacy of old western-style buildings and an attractive canal area.
- It's a good place to spend a leisurely day strolling around and admiring the architecture.
- Otaru, which prospered as Hokkaido's economic hub in the last century, is next to Sapporo the capital of Hokkaido. Otaru Canal is the symbol of this city. Gaslights and stone warehouses along the canal produce an impressive cityscape.
