Über diesen Ort: Otaru
Der Otaru-Kanal und seine Steinlagerhäuser verkörpern die nostalgische Hafenstadt. Gasbeleuchtete Nachtansichten, schneebedeckte Lagerhäuser und Glashandwerker-Gassen ergeben cineastische Motive. Nur 40 Minuten Zugfahrt von Sapporo.
Highlights
- Otaru Canal — 1,140 m completed in 1923, with 63 gas lamps and stone warehouses, a sacred ground for blue-hour and nightscapes
- Marchen Crossing — the steam clock, Kitaichi Glass, and the Music Box Museum cluster at the tourism center; in winter snow, otherworldly
- Mt. Tengu Ropeway — 532 m elevation, with the night view of Otaru and Ishikari Bay rivaling Japan's New Three Great Night Views
- Sakaimachi Street — former banks of the «Wall Street of the North,» plus sushi, seafood, and glasswork; magical to walk in falling snow
- Shukutsu Peninsula — the Nishin Goten herring mansion, the Blue Cave tour, lighthouses, and dramatic coastlines
