Otaru
Travel Guide





Visit Otaru
Where to stay in Otaru

Zenibako
Check out the beaches during your time in Zenibako. Hop around the Otaru area on the metro at Zenibako Station to see top sights like Zenibako Beach and Otaru Dream Beach.

Granbell Hotel Otaru

Hotel Torifito Otaru Canal
"It’s a 15 min walk from the station. If you take a taxi it’s less than 600 yen to the Hotel."
Reviewed on Jun 20, 2026

Grand Park Otaru
"The rooms are very outdated especially the bathrooms. The bathrooms had pink tiles and smelled like mold. It is not what we expected, the strong was so strong we had to keep the door closed. We requested to change room the next day, staff wasn’t too helpful. It looks much better in pictures, not ..."
Reviewed on Jun 10, 2026

UCHI Living Stay Otaru Suitengu

Winkel Village
"Everything was perfect thank you"
Reviewed on Feb 21, 2026

SANGO
"Perfect place if you’d like to be amongst nature or forestry. Loved the tranquil environment. Kids had a good time in the sauna and fireplace."
Reviewed on Jun 24, 2025
Popular places to visit

Odori Park
Sapporo’s main thoroughfare has been transformed into a long municipal park, also the city’s premier venue for festivals throughout the year.

Jozankei Hot Spring
You can take time to visit Jozankei Hot Spring during your travels to Sapporo. Discover the lively festivals and shops in this walkable area.

Tanukikoji Shopping Street
Shop until you drop, or simply enjoy the lively atmosphere of this popular roof-covered shopping district in downtown Sapporo.

Otaru Canal
Stroll or enjoy a cruise along a canal that was once vital to Otaru’s maritime trade. Discover old warehouses that have been turned into bars, cafes and a museum.

Sapporo Dome
Watch the excitement of baseball and soccer games, shop, eat or climb to an observation deck for panoramic views of Sapporo and its surroundings.

Hokkaido University
Enjoy a day in the life of Sapporo’s university students and professors while wandering the tree-lined avenues and riverfront walks of this elegant campus.
Things to do

Sapporo: Lake Toya & Hell Valley Day Trip with Mt. Yotei

With Lunch│Mt. Usu Ropeway, Otaru & Noboribetsu Day Trip

Colored Hokkaido: Furano Flower&Biei Blue Pond From Sapporo
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- Nichigin-Dōri
- Otaru City Art Museum
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- Sakaimachi Street
- Tomioka Catholic Church
- Ironaifuto Park
- Otaru Canal
- Otaru Music Box Museum
- Temiya Cave
- Shin Nihonkai Ferry
- Kita-No-Homare Brewery Shusen-kan Museum
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- Otaru Shukutsu Panorama Observation Deck
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- Asarigawa Hot Spring
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- Mount Tengu
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- Snow Cruise Onze
- Visit Shiribeshi
- Fugoppe Cave
- Nishizakiyama Stone Circle
- Yamamoto Sightseeing Orchard
- Zenibako Beach
- Kokusai Ski Resort
- Nikka Whiskey Distillery Yoichi
- Yoichi Wine Brewery
- Yoichi Space Dome
- Visit Akaigawa
- Visit Yoichi
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- Visit Yoichi District
- Visit Teine
- Sapporo Teine
- Maeda Forest Park
- Otaru Dream Beach
- The Peace Falls
- Niki Vacations
- Visit Nishi
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- Aoba Park
- Nishino Shrine
- Namco Wonder City
- Hassamu Shrine
- Shinkotoni Shrine
- Mt. Okura Ski Jump Stadium
- Sapporo Winter Sports Museum
- Jozankei Futami Park
- Jozankei Hot Spring
- Visit Jozankei
- Jozankei Shrine
- Otaru Canal
- Asarigawa Hot Spring
- Shin Nihonkai Ferry
- Ski Village Asari
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- Sakaimachi Street
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- Otaru Aquarium
- Otaru Tenguyama Ropeway
- Otaru Dream Beach
- Tomioka Catholic Church
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- Ironaifuto Park
- Otaru Shukutsu Panorama Observation Deck
- Otaru Museum



