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Otaru

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Otaru is about half an hour northwest of Sapporo by train. It is a small harbor city in Sapporo. The beautifully preserved canal area and herring mansions serves as its tourist spots. The canal area has a Victorian-style street lamps. This attracts many Japanese and foreign tourists.

Otaru served as a major trade and fishing port during the early days of Hokkaido's colonization.

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Things to see

Otaru Canal
Herring Mansions
Victorian-Style Street lamps

Travel Notes

There are multiple trains per hour between Sapporo and Otaru along the JR Hakodate Main Line. The one way trip costs 640 yen and takes 30 minutes by rapid train or 45 minutes by local train. About two trains per hour continue on to New Chitose Airport

Admission

Free

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