2026 Otaru Tourist Guide Map
2026 Otaru Tourist Guide Map
The 2026 Otaru Tourist Guide Map (English version) is now available.
Please download it from the link below or pick up a copy at any tourist information center in Otaru.
【Otaru Tourist Information Centers】
1.Otaru International Information Center
5-3 Minatomachi
9:00～20:00
2.Otaru Station Tourist Information Center
2-22-15 Inaho (Inside JR Otaru Station)
9:00～18:00
3.Otaru Canal Tourist Information Center
5-4 Minatomachi
9:00～18:00
Stroller Rental ''Babycal''
Otaru International Information Center offers a stroller rental service.
【How to Rent】
1.Membership Registration & Reservations via the “Babycal” website
*A credit card is required for registration
2.Pick up your stroller at Otaru International Information Center
*Please note that you cannot return the stroller to a location other than where you picked up it.
*Please check the “Babycal” website for details on rental fees, membership registration, and other information.
5-3 Minatomachi
+81-134-33-1661
Stroller Rental Check-in and Return Times: 9:00～19:00
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JR Hokkaido
Partial Service Suspensions on 2/6(Fri) & 2/7(Sat)
Due to the risk of heavy snow accompanied by strong winds, some trains departing on 6th February (Friday) and 7th February (Saturday) will be suspended.
Please check the latest information on the JR Hokkaido website before travelling.
⛄⛄⛄ 2026 Otaru Snow Light Path⛄ ⛄ ⛄
Feb. 7, 2026 (Saturday) ～ Feb. 14, 2026 (Saturday)
5:00 ～ 9:00 pm
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Final Train Departure Time Change from JR Otaru Station
Wednesday, January 28 and Thursday, January 29: Final trains will depart earlier to allow for snow clearance operations.
The last train from Otaru Station bound for Sapporo will be the 20:22 local train to Sapporo.
Please check the JR Hokkaido website for details.
If you plan to travel from Otaru to Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort, a reservation-only bus service operates from within Otaru city.
Reservations must be made by the day before travel.
Outbound: Until 11:59 pm on the day before travel
Return: Until 1:00 pm on the day of travel
+81-11-598-4511
Please check the details on the ski resort's official website or on the booking site.
Would you like to come to 'mochi-tsuki' event?
The mochi-pounding is called 'mochi-tsuki' in Japanese and a traditional Japanese event where people make mochi together during the year -end and New Year holidays.
The pounding is done using a large wooden mallet, called a kine,and a hollowed-out stone or wooden mortar ,called an usu.
After pounding the mochi, we'll serve it as kinako mochi and sweet red bean soup.
*Closes as soon as mochi runs out
Mochi-tsuki～ the mochi pounding event
9:00AM-5:00PM(New Year's Eve)
10:00AM-6:00PM(New Year's Day)
