Otaru is a small harbor city. Canal is beautifully preserved and make Otaru a pleasant day trip. The canal is lined with stone warehouses built in the Meiji and Taisho periods (1868-1926).From dusk light from the gas streetlamps reflects gently on the surface of the canal.
☞Specialties
Glass art and crafts→Kitaichi Glass
Handmade
glassware in Otaru are designed with ideas from the culture, history, nature, buildings
of Otaru. It also has a studio which visit free to inform the processes of
glass.
Music Box Museum
Otaru Music Box Museum has a history of over a century. At that time the music box was referred to as "Orugeru" from the
Dutch meaning Organ. The main building of the Music Box is also be popular of
Steam Clock.
Otaru Beer
Otaru Beer was begun in 1995.At
that time Beer Culture was developed by the idea of bringing German Beer
Culture to Japan. Otaru Beer opened on July 15th ,1995. It is very
popular for foreigners now.
