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Private Customizable walking Tour in Otaru
Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
$315
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Overview
The Otaru Canal Walking Tour showcases Otaru, a town celebrated for its historical charm and cinematic fame. This private walking tour offers a unique blend of culture, cuisine, and picturesque scenery over four engaging hours.
- 🛶 The Otaru Canal, stretching 1,140 meters, is lined with 63 nostalgic gas lamps, creating a captivating ambiance that attracts many visitors.
- 🏛️ Stroll through Otaru Sakaimachi-dori Shopping Street, where historical buildings from the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods house unique shops offering sweets, glass, and music boxes.
- 🎶 Visit the renowned music box store, featuring around 80,000 music boxes from around the world, set in a charming Meiji-era building with a welcoming steam clock at the entrance.
- 🍰 LeTAO, a cultural icon of Otaru, is famous for its "Double Fromage" cheesecake and offers exclusive desserts and café menus, perfect for experiencing local flavors.
- 🍶 Tour the Tanaka Sake Brewing Kikkogura, where you can learn about the traditional brewing process and sample local sake made from 100% Hokkaido rice.
- 🖼️ Explore the Nitori Museum of Art, featuring classical architecture and a stunning stained glass gallery, showcasing modern and contemporary Japanese art.
- 🚍 Pickup from your accommodation is included, ensuring a hassle-free start to your tour.
- 🌍 An English-speaking guide will accompany you, providing insights and answering any questions as you explore.
- 💰 Admission to the Nitori Museum and public transportation fees are included, making this experience convenient and well-structured.
- 👶 The tour is pram/stroller friendly, accommodating families with infants and small children comfortably.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
4hr Private Walking Tour
only walking
Pickup included
only walking
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Lisenced Speaking Guide
- Port or Station Pickup
- Admission fee for Nitori museum
- Public transportation fee ( this is a walking tour. if you need to take bus or train)
- apx. 20-30 USD per person
- Souvenirs
- Personal Expense
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Otaru CanalThe Otaru Canal is 1,140 meters long and features gentle curves, making it one of Otaru's most iconic tourist attractions. The fantastic and nostalgic scenery of 63 gas lamps along the canal attracts many tourists. The stone warehouses and old buildings along the canal have been reused as stores and restaurants, and together with the historical buildings and retro streetscape, have won many awards, including the 100 best cityscapes and 100 most beautiful historical climates in Japan. In addition, there are abundant sightseeing spots around Otaru Canal, such as historical buildings, museums, Otaru Sakai-machi-dori Shopping Street, Otaru Music Box Hall, etc., where you can fully experience the charm of Otaru. Your guide will take you to places of your interest.
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Otaru Sakaimachi StreetOtaru Sakaimachi-dori Shopping Street is the main street of Otaru sightseeing, located close to the Otaru Canal, the most popular tourist attraction in Otaru, where the streets are formed by many historical buildings built in the Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods. The shopping street, with its time-travel-like atmosphere, is famous for its sweets, glass, and music boxes, and you can enjoy Otaru's typical restaurants and shopping.
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This store specializing in music boxes is housed in a building built in the Meiji era (1868-1912). At the entrance, you will be greeted by a steam clock, the symbol of the store. The retro atmosphere of the store is filled with about 80,000 music boxes collected from all over the world. The music boxes come in a wide variety of designs and materials, including jewelry boxes, stuffed animals, wall hangings, ceramics, and other unique items.
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LeTAO is one of Otaru’s must-visit landmarks, not just a patisserie but a cultural icon of the city. Famous for its signature “Double Fromage” cheesecake with a light and creamy texture, LeTAO attracts visitors from across Japan and abroad. The main store offers desserts and café menus available only here, giving you the chance to taste exclusive flavors in the very heart of Otaru. With its European-style building and tower, LeTAO also adds charm to the cityscape and makes a popular photo spot. Beyond enjoying sweets, you can browse a wide selection of chocolates and baked goods, ideal as gifts to take home. Visiting LeTAO on your Otaru tour is more than a stop for dessert—it is an experience of local culture, hospitality, and the city’s world-famous taste of Hokkaido.
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Tanaka Sake Brewing KikkoguraA sake brewery that uses 100% Hokkaido rice to produce local sake all year round. At Kikkogura, visitors can join a brewery tour any time of the year to see the traditional brewing process up close and learn about the history of sake in Otaru. For those who prefer a lighter experience, the main store offers tasting opportunities and a wide selection of local sake and related products for shopping. The main store is also closer to the cruise port, so please let your guide know which location you would like to visit.
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Nitori Museum of Art (Former Hokkaido Takushoku Bank Otaru Branch)The atrium, which was originally a bank hall and extends to the second floor, is now a large art museum with six impressive classical columns. Visitors can walk through the Lewis C. Tiffany Stained Glass Gallery on the first floor and admire modern and contemporary Japanese paintings.
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Private Customizable walking Tour in Otaru
Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
$315
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!