Otaru Style

2020/03/20

Otaru Aquarium Regular Season Starts March 20, 2020

Otaru Aquarium 2020 Regular Season

The Otaru Aquarium will open for its 2020 regular season on March 20!

Business Hours

March 20 (Fri) - October 15 (Thu) 　　　 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

October 16 (Fri) - November 23 (Mon)　　　9:00 am - 4:00 pm

*last entry is 30 minutes prior to closing

Closed: November 24 (Tue) - December 11 (Fri)

Admission

Adult (high school student and over) 1,500 yen

Child (elementary and middle school student) 530 yen

Preschooler (age 3 to 5) 300 yen

Special Exhibition

CRABS

Marine Mammal Park

Penguin Picnic

(penguin walk featuring Humboldt penguin)

March 20 (Fri) - July 19 (Sun)

August 20 (Thu) - October 15 (Thu)

Otaru Aquarium

3-303 Shukutsu, Otaru City,Hokkaido 047-0047, Japan

Phone:＋(81)134-33-1400 http://otaru-aq.jp 　

E-mail:　info@otaru-aq.jp

2020/03/15

Eraser stamp

When you buy postcards or stamps at CANAL PLAZA (Otaru International Information Center),

you can see original eraser stamp on the paperbag.

One of our staff made three kind of eraser stamps.

They are a mantis shrimp,a herring and a glass float, the specialty of Otaru city.

Which will you get?

mantis shrimp

herring

glass float

2020/02/28

The Bank of Japan Otaru Museum TEMPORARILY CLOSED (Feb. 29 - Apr. 5) *updated Apr. 2

The Bank of Japan Otaru Museum

TEMPORARILY CLOSED

Please note The Bank of Japan Otaru Museum will be temporarily closed
during the below dates to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus).

CLOSED: February 29 (Sat) - ~~March 15 (Sun)~~
~~March 19 (Thu)~~
~~March 31 (Tue)~~
April 5 (Sun)

The Bank of Japan Otaru Museum
1-11-16 Ironai, Otaru
+81-134-21-1111

2020/02/26

Shiroi Koibito Park TEMPORARILY CLOSED (Feb. 29 -Mar. 15)

Shiroi Koibito Park

TEMPORARILY CLOSED

Please note Shiroi Koibito Park will be temporarily closed during
the below dates to comply with the basic policy decided by the
government to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus).

CLOSED: February 29 (Sat) - March 15 (Sun)

Further updates will be available on their website.

2020/02/23

Otaru Kihinkan (Former Aoyama Villa) - Girl's Day Hina Ningyo Dolls

Hina Ningyo Dolls at

Otaru Kihinkan

You can view beautiful Hina Ningyo dolls to celebrate Girl's Day at the

entrance hall of Otaru Kihinkan until March 3. There are dolls from the

Showa period as well as dolls made from washi (traditional Japanese paper).

Girl's Day, or Hinamatsuri, is held on March 3 each year to celebrate and

pray for the continued health and happiness of young girls. A week before

the festival or at the end of February, families display beautifully ornate Hina Ningyo dolls dressed in traditional Imperial Court attire. The intricately crafted

dolls are often displayed on 1, 2, 3, 5, or 7 tiers covered with a red carpet in a precise order. However, while the dolls order by tier is the same, the placement within the tier (left/right) may differ depending on region. For example, in

eastern Japan, the Odairisama (Emperor) is placed stage right (viewer's left)

and the Ohinasama (Empress) stage left (viewer's right), while Kyoto and some regions in western Japan place them stage left and stage right, respectively.

　　　　　Top Tier - Dairibina (Emperor and Empress)

　　　　　2nd Tier - Sannin-kanjo (three court ladies)　

　　　　　3rd Tier - Gonin-bayashi (five musicians)　

　　　　　4th Tier - Zuishin (court guards)　　　　

　　　　　5th Tier - Jicho (helpers)

　　　　　6th & 7th Tiers - household furniture/ornaments and carriages

around Showa 20, 1945

Showa 30, 1955

around Showa 40, 1965

Admission is free for Otaru Kihinkan,

but there is an admission fee to go into the Former Aoyama Villa.

(view of Former Aoyama Villa from the restaurant inside Otaru Kihinkan)

Former Aoyama Villa Admission Fee

Adult (Middle School Student and above) 1,100 yen

Child (Elementary School Student ) 550 yen

Otaru Kihinkan, Former Aoyama Villa

3-63 Shukutsu, Otaru (map)

+81-134-24-0024

Hours

　　　　　　　　　　　　Apr - Oct1: 9:00 - 17:00

　　　　　　　　　　　　Nov - Mar: 9:00 - 16:00

　　　　　　　　　　　　Dec 29 - 31: 9:00 - 15:00

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　・last entry at 30 min prior to closing

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　・closed Jan 1 - 7

Restaurant Hours

　　　　　　　　　　　　Apr - Oct: 10:00 - 17:00

　　　　　　　　　　　　Nov - Mar: 10:00 - 16:00

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　・lunch menu 11:00 - 14:30

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　・last cafe order is 30 min prior to closing

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　・closed Dec 26 - Jan 7

2020/02/22

Otaru Aquarium CLOSED Feb. 25 - Mar. 19, 2020 (*updated Mar. 11)

The Otaru Aquarium will close
February 25 (Tue) ～ March ~~13 (Fri)~~ 19 (Thu) before reopening
for their Regular Season starting March 14 ~~(Sat)~~ 20 (Fri).

Last Day of Season

February 24, 2020 (Monday)

Business Hours: Daily 10:00 am ~ 4:00 pm

(last entry at 3:30 pm)

Admission: Adult (High School Student and over) 1,000 yen

Child (Elementary & Middle School Student) 400 yen

Infant (ages 3 to 5) 200 yen

CLOSED

February 25 (Tue) ~ March ~~13, 2020 (Fri)~~
19, 2020 (Thu)

Regular Season

March ~~14 (Sat)~~ ~ November 23, 2020 (Mon)
20 (Fri)

Business Hours:
Mar 20 (Fri) - Oct 15 (Thu) Daily 9 am ~ 5 pm (last entry at 4:30 pm)
Oct 16 (Fri) - Nov 23 (Mon) Daily 9 am ~ 4 pm (last entry at 3:30 pm)

Admission: Adult (High School Student and over) 1,500 yen

Child (Elementary & Middle School Student) 600 yen

Infant (ages 3 to 5) 300 yen