Japan's northern island of Hokkaido was fully pioneered only around 150 years ago! Otaru, one of the leading port cities of Hokkaido, holds much of that history. The Otaru Canal in the port and the ...

OTARU, Hokkaido--After sunset, the city’s renowned Otaru Canal takes on a magical ambience, courtesy of 10,000 blue LED lights. The Blue Canal illumination event runs until Jan. 31 along a roughly 300 ...

If you go sightseeing in Otaru, raise a toast with Otaru Beer! The Otaru Warehouse No. 1, a solid, old structure along the Otaru Canal, has been transformed into a brewery that makes German beer by ...

Tranquil and blanketed in pristine white snow, the Japanese city of Otaru serves as the backdrop of a popular 1995 romance blockbuster that continues to bring starry-eyed travelers to the region every ...

OTARU, Hokkaido—A 5-year-old boy died after falling on an outdoor escalator at a ski slope here and getting his right arm caught in the winding mechanism at the top on Dec. 28. Hinata Goto, a ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. After we pass the third glassware shop within 100 metres I turn to our guide, Tosh, who reads my ...

Otaru is a small city located in Hokkaido Prefecture and you can get there in around thirty minutes from Sapporo Station, using the rapid line. The city has a modern, but nostalgic feel to it and many ...

Trying to figure out the best way to travel from Sapporo to Otaru? The good news: it’s one of Hokkaido’s easiest city-to-seaside runs, and you’ve got choices. The JR train is usually the fastest and ...