ISHIKARI BAY
Ishikari Bay
OTARU CANAL
Otaru Canal
◆Domestic
Sendai 1 hour 15 minutes
Tokyo (Haneda/Narita) 1 hour 30 minutes
Osaka (Itami/Kansai Airport) 1 hour 50 minutes
Nagoya 1 hour 40 minutes
Fukuoka 2 hours 15 minutes
◆ International flights
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia) 1.5 hours
Busan (South Korea) 1.5 hours
Seoul (Korea) 2.5 hours
Beijing (China) 3.5 hours
Shanghai (China) 3.5 hours
Taipei (Taiwan) 3.5 hours
Hong Kong (Hong Kong) 4.5 hours
Bangkok (Thailand) 6.5 hours
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) 7.5 hours
Singapore (Singapore) 9 hours
Airplane (Domestic/International)
(The following travel times are provided as a guide)
Automobile(The following travel times are provided as a guide)
◆ Expressway (Hokkaido Expressway, Sasson Expressway)
New Chitose Airport - Otaru about 30 minutes
Sapporo - Otaru about 1 hour
Hakodate - Otaru about 3 hours
Asahikawa - Otaru about 2 hours
◆ General road
Sapporo - Otaru About 1 hour 20 minutes (National Route 5)
New Chitose Airport - Otaru: about 2 hours and 30 minutes (via National Route 36/National Route 274 (Sapporo Shindo)/National Route 5)
Hakodate - Otaru About 4 hours 30 minutes (National Route 5)
Access to Otaru City
Japan heritage composition cultural assets of Otaru-shi
The oldest building in Otaru City
Former Kaiyotei
Otaru-shi designated historic building handed down from the Otaru Meiji era.
Located near JR Minami-Otaru Station,
It is a two-story wooden building with a floor area of 1,807 square meters.
It has been designated as a cultural asset that constitutes a Japanese heritage site, as it was visited by many bows of Kitamaebune ships and merchants.
It is recorded that a banquet was held after the Karafuto Border Demarcation Conference in Akashi no Ma, a large hall with tatami mats.
It is also known as a place visited by many political and business people and celebrities such as Yujiro Ishihara.
OTARU STATION
Otaru Station(About 10 minutes from Old Kaiyotei)
A popular tourist destination that represents Hokkaido
About Otaru City, Hokkaido
Otaru City is a port city in Hokkaido located northwest of Sapporo City, facing Ishikari Bay.
It is mainly known for its glass crafts, music boxes, and sake breweries.
Otaru has a maritime climate with little temperature difference and is blessed with a natural environment.
It is a place where you can enjoy all four seasons, such as autumn foliage and winter skiing.
At "Herring Palace", a former fishing facility built in 1897,
There is also an exhibit that traces the important role that the fishing industry played in Otaru's history.
The old warehouse district built in 1923 along the Otaru Canal,
Today, it is a modern district lined with cafes and shops, and is famous as a popular tourist destination both inside and outside of Hokkaido and overseas.
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Location: Sumiyoshicho, Otaru City, Hokkaido
Otaru's unique nostalgic scenery
Otaru City Designated Historic Building
Former Kaiyotei
Otaru City has a historical value in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras.
Many buildings remain,
It forms a nostalgic landscape unique to Otaru.
In order to preserve such scenery in Otaru City,
In 1983 (Showa 58)
We establish "Otaru-shi historic architecture and scenery district maintenance regulations",
We have designated 31 “Historic Buildings”.
Kaiyotei (former name of Kaiyotei) was established in 1985.
It is designated as No. 2 of "Historic Building".
