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Otaru station
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The BEST Things to Do in Otaru, Japan｜Otaru Day Trip
Otaru Station, the gateway to Otaru tourism, opened in 1903 as "Otaru Chuo Station" of the Hokkaido Railway, was repeatedly renamed "Takashima Station" and "Chuo Otaru Station", and finally became Otaru Station in 1920, mirroring the name of the previous Otaru Station (now Minami Otaru Station). The current station building is the third generation.
Due to the purchase of the railway line, the station was built on a hillside, which meant a steep slope in front of the station to reach the first and second station buildings, which hindered the traffic of wagons and other vehicles.
The current station building, completed as an RC station building at the beginning of 1934 (Showa 9), has a platform on the second floor level behind the bookshop.
The exterior was a symmetrical modern design, modelled on Ueno Station, which had opened two years earlier.
This style was similar to that of Chiayi Station in Taiwan, which was under Japanese rule at the time and was a typical urban station structure built by the Ministry of Railways at the time.
The former stationmaster's office on the concourse remains as it was when it was first built and is open to the public during events.
The Mukai Bell in front of the station building was rung to announce the arrival of trains from the time the station opened until around 1965.
In 2003, platform 4 was nicknamed the "Yujiro platform" because Yujiro Ishihara, who has a close connection with Otaru, alighted on platform 4 when he visited Otaru for a filming, and a life-size panel was installed there.
Facility name
JR Otaru Statioin
Address
〒047-0032 22-15, Inaho 2-chome, Otaru City
Phone
0134-22-0771
Opening hours
Ticket Office 5:30〜22:45
Regular closing day
None
Website
＞Click here to visit our website.
Tai monaka chocolate with 23 lucky spots in Otaru decorated on the packaging. Chocolate and rice puffs are added to the 100% glutinous rice monaka dough, which is baked using traditional techniques.
Otaru Department Store UNGA↑
Original products that convey the attractions of Otaru are developed and sold in a storefront converted from the former Otaru warehouse headquarters, which is said to be the oldest business warehouse in Hokkaido, located in the Otaru North Canal area. The shop tells the story of Otaru's prosperity in the pioneering days of Hokkaido and the history of the Kitamaebune, and displays and sells processed seafood and agricultural products from the port of call and Hokkaido, as well as original products by craftsmen and artists associated with Otaru.
Facility name
Otaru Department Store UNGA↑
Address
〒047-0031 2-1-20 Ironai, Otaru City
Phone
0134-65-8150
Opening hours
11:00~18:00
Regular closing day
None
Website
＞Click here to visit our website.
The BEST Things to Do in Otaru, Japan｜Otaru Day Trip
Otaru Station, the gateway to Otaru tourism, opened in 1903 as "Otaru Chuo Station" of the Hokkaido Railway, was repeatedly renamed "Takashima Station" and "Chuo Otaru Station", and finally became Otaru Station in 1920, mirroring the name of the previous Otaru Station (now Minami Otaru Station). The current station building is the third generation.
Due to the purchase of the railway line, the station was built on a hillside, which meant a steep slope in front of the station to reach the first and second station buildings, which hindered the traffic of wagons and other vehicles.
The current station building, completed as an RC station building at the beginning of 1934 (Showa 9), has a platform on the second floor level behind the bookshop.
The exterior was a symmetrical modern design, modelled on Ueno Station, which had opened two years earlier.
This style was similar to that of Chiayi Station in Taiwan, which was under Japanese rule at the time and was a typical urban station structure built by the Ministry of Railways at the time.
The former stationmaster's office on the concourse remains as it was when it was first built and is open to the public during events.
The Mukai Bell in front of the station building was rung to announce the arrival of trains from the time the station opened until around 1965.
In 2003, platform 4 was nicknamed the "Yujiro platform" because Yujiro Ishihara, who has a close connection with Otaru, alighted on platform 4 when he visited Otaru for a filming, and a life-size panel was installed there.
Facility name
JR Otaru Statioin
Address
〒047-0032 22-15, Inaho 2-chome, Otaru City
Phone
0134-22-0771
Opening hours
Ticket Office 5:30〜22:45
Regular closing day
None
Website
＞Click here to visit our website.
Chocolate in the shape of a sea bream
Tai monaka chocolate with 23 lucky spots in Otaru decorated on the packaging. Chocolate and rice puffs are added to the 100% glutinous rice monaka dough, which is baked using traditional techniques.
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Otaru Department Store UNGA↑
Original products that convey the attractions of Otaru are developed and sold in a storefront converted from the former Otaru warehouse headquarters, which is said to be the oldest business warehouse in Hokkaido, located in the Otaru North Canal area. The shop tells the story of Otaru's prosperity in the pioneering days of Hokkaido and the history of the Kitamaebune, and displays and sells processed seafood and agricultural products from the port of call and Hokkaido, as well as original products by craftsmen and artists associated with Otaru.
Facility name
Otaru Department Store UNGA↑
Address
〒047-0031 2-1-20 Ironai, Otaru City
Phone
0134-65-8150
Opening hours
11:00~18:00
Regular closing day
None
Website
＞Click here to visit our website.
