Otaru Canal Hokkaido Japan

Otaru Canal

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Nov 30, 2024
Too cold for a cruise so enjoyed ourselves with a short stroll along the pedestrian path adjacent the canal. Lovely to see the canal and the old buildings preserved on either side thanks to the effor… Full review by Dan L
Oct 28, 2024
This is a quite picturesque canal that is less than a mile long and makes for a pleasant stroll along its western side. It is best viewed on a cloudy day or on a sunny afternoon when the sun is faci… Full review by Michael K
Oct 13, 2024
Canal is about the only attraction. besides that glass factory, steam clock..and a deactivated train rail.. Night vision are better with illuminations. Full review by J a
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For those who visited the snow festival this year is the Otaru canal lighted up with candles?
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Got light up very year for the Otaru Snow Light Path Festival, this year from 9 -18 Feb.
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Answer by Low C · Feb 6, 2018
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is there any halal food or purely seafood Restaurant in Otaru?
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No halal food here but there are a lot of seafood reataurants along the main road.
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Is there enough time on a one day visit to go from Otaru to Sapporo via train and have time to see attractions and …
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Is there enough time on a one day visit to go from Otaru to Sapporo via train and have time to see attractions and also time to view canal in Otaru ? Or is it better to stay in Otaru as only one day visit while cruising Japan ? Look forward to replies
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If the rapid trains are running, the JR train from Sapporo to Otaru is only about 30minutes, hence plenty of time for day trip. However, if traveling during the winter season, please …
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If the rapid trains are running, the JR train from Sapporo to Otaru is only about 30minutes, hence plenty of time for day trip. However, if traveling during the winter season, please check train schedules as there were bad delays during heavy snow (took us over 2 hours one day). The walk from the train station to Otaru Canal would be about 10-15mins at adults pace. My view would be a day trip with Sapporo as base would be more than sufficient. Have fun!
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the canal would be O.K. but how do I get to see the rest of interesting areas of Otaru, is there a decent tour that will …
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the canal would be O.K. but how do I get to see the rest of interesting areas of Otaru, is there a decent tour that will show us the wonderful side of this area city. we are off a cruise ship, the Celebrity Millennium, September 14 2016. Would like to go atop of the local mountain for a view of the city. Meet people, shop eat, check out the distillery and Canal area.
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Hi, Mostly everything around is at walking distance, Except the mountain for view point (TENGU YAMA), you may need to take a Taxi, Most of the people dont speak english...but if you …
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Hi, Mostly everything around is at walking distance, Except the mountain for view point (TENGU YAMA), you may need to take a Taxi, Most of the people dont speak english...but if you use the below location, everyone will be pleased to help you, my advice would be to have a map with you, or to write on a paper the place you want to go, to avoid accent misleading... 3 Things you MUST see : *SAKAIMACHIHONDORI street (with all shops and KITAICHI glass museum) *OTARU CANAL *TENGU YAMA (Mount Tengu) for the view point with this 3 things your day would be full^^
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I'll be travelling to Hokkaido with my family in Sept and Otaru is 1 of the town that we're planning to visit. I'm wondering is …
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I'll be travelling to Hokkaido with my family in Sept and Otaru is 1 of the town that we're planning to visit. I'm wondering is that necessarily to take the canal tour or would it be better if I'll just be walking around the canal path?
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You can take a train if you're in Sapporo early in the morning to Otaru. When reached, at the station, take a map to guide you to Otaru canal. And along the way is where you can slowly …
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You can take a train if you're in Sapporo early in the morning to Otaru. When reached, at the station, take a map to guide you to Otaru canal. And along the way is where you can slowly enjoy doing shopping speciality for example try musk melon, 7 to 8 layered natural fruit ice cream, cakes and lots..... Oops! Still miss..... And after the shopping spree, you'll come to Otaru canal which is the end! If you're not good with the map, show it to the locals to ask for directions! They're full of courtesy and well mannered! Last time we went, although language barrier, they patiently show us the direction.
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