Otaru's Old Street You Can't Miss

▶ 08:00 - 09:00 | Depart from Sapporo & Board Train to Otaru • Board the JR Hakodate Line Rapid Ishikari Liner at JR Sapporo Station (~35 minutes) • Enjoy the sea view from the window seat ▶ 09:00 - 10:00 | Arrive at Otaru Station & Explore the Surroundings • Take commemorative photos at the retro Otaru Station building • Taste fresh Hokkaido milk and soft ice cream at 'Otaru Milk Plant' ▶ 10:00 - 11:30 | Tenguyama Ropeway & Observatory • Ride the Otaru Tenguyama Ropeway (~5 minutes) • Enjoy the view of Otaru city and Ishikari Bay from the top • Visit Tenguyama Shrine & experience the legend that touching 'Tengu's Nose' grants wishes ▶ 11:30 - 13:00 | Lunch (Otaru's Famous Sushi Street) • Taste fresh sushi at Miyakodori Sushi Street near Otaru Canal • Recommended restaurants: 'Masazushi', 'Otaru Takashimada' ▶ 13:00 - 14:30 | Otaru Music Box Museum & Glass Craft Experience • View Japan's largest music box collection at 'Otaru Music Box Museum' • Glass craft experience: Make your own glass (reservation required) ▶ 14:30 - 15:30 | Northern Canal & Otaru Art Village • Take a leisurely walk at the quiet Northern Canal instead of the crowded Central Canal • Appreciate Hokkaido art at Otaru Art Village ▶ 15:30 - 16:30 | Dessert & Coffee Break • Taste the signature Double Fromage Cheesecake at 'LeTAO Main Store' • Enjoy a cup of local coffee at 'Cafe Vanilla' ▶ 16:30 - 18:00 | Explore Near the Sea & Seafood Snacks • Visit Otaru City Museum of Art (exhibits of Hokkaido and Otaru artworks) • Visit Otaru Fish Market and enjoy seafood snacks (grilled scallops, sea urchin rice bowl, etc.) ▶ 18:00 - 19:30 | Otaru Canal Night View & Dinner • Enjoy the night view of Otaru Canal with lights and reflections at dusk • Have Otaru craft beer and German cuisine at 'Otaru Beer Hall' ▶ 20:00 - 21:00 | Return to Sapporo • Board the train to Sapporo at JR Otaru Station (~35 minutes)