Otaru Style: 2019

2019/12/19

Chuo Bus New Years Holiday Schedule

CHUO BUS

NEW YEARS HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Please note the following changes as Chuo Bus will have a

reduced or modified schedule during the New Years holiday.

Affected Dates: December 29, 2019 ~ January 3, 2020

OTARU CITY ROUTES

(including Asarigawa Spa Line)

DATE SCHEDULE NOTES

Dec 29 (sun) Sunday/Holiday

Dec 30 (mon) Sunday/Holiday

Dec 31 (tue) Sunday/Holiday Service Hours: 7:00 - 17:59

NO Service: #10 Otaru Aquarium Line*

Jan 1 (wed) Sunday/Holiday Service Hours: 9:00 - 16:59

NO Service: #100 Otaru Stroller's Bus

#10 Otaru Aquarium Line*

Jan 2 (thu) Sunday/Holiday Service Hours:  7:00 - 17:59
NO Service:  #10 Otaru Aquarium Line*

Jan 3 (fri) Sunday/Holiday Service Hours:  7:00 - 17:59
NO Service:  #10 Otaru Aquarium Line*

*to go to the Otaru Aquarium, take # 11 Shukutsu Line

2019 Winter Chuo Bus Timetable

EXPRESS BUS TO SAPPORO via MARUYAMA
DATE          SCHEDULE         NOTES
Dec 29 (sun) Sunday/Holiday
Dec 30 (mon) Sunday/Holiday
Dec 31 (tue) Sunday/Holiday Service Hours*: 7:05 - 17:55 Jan 1 (wed) Sunday/Holiday Service Hours*: 9:25 - 18:15
Jan 2 (thu) Sunday/Holiday Service Hours*: 7:15 - 19:25
Jan 3 (fri) Sunday/Holiday Service Hours*: 7:15 - 19:25
  *Service Hours are from Otaru Station Bus Terminal

EXPRESS BUS TO NISEKO
DATE          SCHEDULE         NOTES
Dec 29 (sun) Sunday/Holiday
Dec 30 (mon) Sunday/Holiday
Dec 31 (tue) Sunday/Holiday
Jan 1 (wed) Depart Otaru Station: 11:28, 14:58
Jan 2 (thu) Sunday/Holiday
Jan 3 (fri) Sunday/Holiday

BUSES TO YOICHI
◆ Please note Nikka Whiskey Distillery will be CLOSED December 25, 2019 to January 7, 2020.

◆ Please contact CHUO BUS for schedule

Otaru Station Bus Terminal Information Window

Dec 31 (tue) 9:00 - 15:00

Jan 1 (wed) 10:00 - 15:00

Jan 2 (thu) 10:00 - 15:00

Jan 3 (fri) 9:00 - 16:00

CHUO BUS

+81-134-25-333

2019 WINTER CHUO BUS TIMETABLE (Dec. 1, 2019 - Mar. 31, 2020)

2019 WINTER CHUO BUS

OTARU TOURSIM GUIDE BOOK

Please find below the CHUO BUS WINTER SCHEDULE

December 1, 2019 ~ March 31, 2010

◆ ROUTE MAP ◆

#100 OTARU STROLLER'S BUS

#9 TENGUYAMA ROPEWAY LINE

#10 OTARU AQUARIUM LINE

#11 SHUKUTSU LINE

#13 ASARIGAWA SPA LINE

◆ ONE DAY BUS PASS ◆

◆ HOW TO RIDE THE BUS ◆

2019/12/15

Otaru Yuki Hanabi (Fireworks) - Dec. 21, 2019

Fireworks aren't only for the summer.

They're especially beautiful in the crisp winter air.

Watch beautiful fireworks sparkle and light up the sky

over Otaru port and make this special winter event

one of the best memories of your time in Otaru!

Otaru Yuki Hanabi

December 21, 2019 (Saturday)

Main Site: Wingbay Otaru 1st Floor & 4th Floor Terrace

17:00~ Live Music (gospel, opera) @ 1st Floor Nature Chamber

19:00~ Fireworks Display (approx. 20 minutes)

*in the case of inclement weather, the event will be

rescheduled for Sunday, December 22.

Contact: Otaru Yuki Hanabi Project

otaru.yuki.hanabi@gmail.com

Access:　　Adjacent to JR OTARU CHIKKO STATION

2019/11/25

Tanaka Sake Brewing, Kikkogura Brewery

Tanaka Sake Brewing

Kikkogura Bewery

Founded in 1899, Tanaka Sake Brewing is the only remaining sake brewery in Otaru. Their Kikkogura Brewery, located just 10 minutes away on foot from

JR Minami Otaru Station, is housed in stone warehouses built in 1905

that are designated as historic buildings by the city.

Most sake breweries only make sake during the winter when its cold,

but Tanaka Sake brews throughout the year. They use only Hokkaido rice and water for their products, including their most famous Takaragawa sake and

Maho-no-itteki Hon-mirin (sweet rice wine used for cooking).

You can tour the brewery at any time during their business hours to see

how sake is made. However, we recommend going in the morning when

you'll have a better chance at seeing the workers actually making sake.

　　Quick Guide to How Sake is Made　　

Dehusk Brown Rice

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Polish/Mill Rice

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Wash & Steep Rice

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Steam Rice

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Koji Production

・koji mold spores are added to steamed rice

・mold's enzymes convert the rice starch to sugar

・takes 2 whole days to make koji

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Shubo (Seed Mash/Yeast Starter)

・cultivate yeast over 10 days to make the seed mash

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Moromi (Main Mash)

・add steamed rice, rice koji and water to the shubo (seed mash) in three batches

・slowly ferments over 30 days

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Pressing

・separates clear sake and sakekasu (undissolved rice and yeast)

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Pasteurization

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Aging

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Bottling

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Distribution

Old Rice Milling Machine

Rice Steaming Machine

Koji Mold Spore Display

Shubo (Fermentation Starter Tank)

Main Fermentation Tank

Sake Storage Tanks

Old Tools Used to Make Sake

Gift Shop

Their products are available for purchase at the brewery gift shop,
but if you are unable to visit the brewery or their main store,
stop by the Canal Plaza Gift Shop where you can shop for their
most popular items, as well as other souvenirs!

Canal Plaza Gift Shop

Takaragawa Junmai Daiginjo Blue Canal

(highest grade sake) (mint shochu)

Otaru Bijin Series Maho-no-itteki Hon-mirin

Tanaka Sake Brewing

Kikkogura Brewery

2-2 Nobukacho, Otaru

+81-134-21-2390
kikkogura@tanakashuzo.com
HOURS: Daily 9:00 - 18:00

Main Store
2-5 3 Chome Ironai, Otaru
+81-134-23-0390
honten@tanakashuzo.com
HOURS: Daily 9:00 - 18:00

Canal Plaza Tourist Information & Gift Shop
1-20 2 Chome Ironai, Otaru
+81-134-33-1661
annai@otaru.gr.jp
HOURS: 9:00 - 18:00 (may vary by season)

2019/11/17

Otaru Aquarium CLOSED Nov. 25~Dec. 13, 2019

The Otaru Aquarium will be
CLOSED November 25 (Mon) ～ December 13 (Fri)
before reopening for their Winter Season starting December 14 (Sat).

Last Day of Season

November 24, 2019 (Sunday)

Business Hours: Daily 9:00 ~ 16:00

(last entry at 15:30 pm)

CLOSED

November 25 (Mon) ~ December 13 (Fri)

Please note the Marine Mammal Park will be closed during the
winter season so this is your last chance to see the Steller sea lions,
walruses, Humboldt penguins, and bearded seals until next March.

Marine Mammal Park