Canal Park
Otaru Travel Guide 2023
The BEST Things to Do in Otaru, Japan｜Otaru Day Trip
The Otaru Canal was completed in 1923 with the mission of facilitating the unloading of cargo. After the war, the Otaru Canal was no longer used for this purpose, but in 1986, a walking path and gas lamps were constructed to give the canal its current appearance. Half of the canal was reclaimed as a road, but the northern part of the canal, known as the North Canal, remains as it was in the past, with a width of 40 meters.
The "Canal Park" is located along the North Canal and was built on the site where the former Otaru Branch of NYK Line, a nationally designated important cultural property, used to load and unload cargo. The park is approximately 7,800 square meters in size, with a playground and rest area built in a reused stone warehouse from the Meiji and Taisho eras. In the center of the park is a fountain pond that imitates the shape of "Funairikan" of those days. There are also bronze statues of people associated with Otaru, such as busts of Isami Hiroi and Choemon Ito, who were engaged in building the port of Otaru, and a father and son statue of the well-known children's song, "Akai Shoes.
Usually, Canal Park is quiet, but the fountain in the park is crowded with children playing in the water during the summer. During the Bon festival, the lantern floating ceremony is held in the park to offer offer ancestral rites to the ancestors, and it is very fantastic.
Facility name
Canal Park
Address
〒047-0031 3-6 Ironai, Otaru City, Hokkaido
Phone
0134-32-4111
Opening hours
24hours
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
The Otaru Canal was completed in 1923 with the mission of facilitating the unloading of cargo. After the war, the Otaru Canal was no longer used for this purpose, but in 1986, a walking path and gas lamps were constructed to give the canal its current appearance. Half of the canal was reclaimed as a road, but the northern part of the canal, known as the North Canal, remains as it was in the past, with a width of 40 meters.
The "Canal Park" is located along the North Canal and was built on the site where the former Otaru Branch of NYK Line, a nationally designated important cultural property, used to load and unload cargo. The park is approximately 7,800 square meters in size, with a playground and rest area built in a reused stone warehouse from the Meiji and Taisho eras. In the center of the park is a fountain pond that imitates the shape of "Funairikan" of those days. There are also bronze statues of people associated with Otaru, such as busts of Isami Hiroi and Choemon Ito, who were engaged in building the port of Otaru, and a father and son statue of the well-known children's song, "Akai Shoes.
Usually, Canal Park is quiet, but the fountain in the park is crowded with children playing in the water during the summer. During the Bon festival, the lantern floating ceremony is held in the park to offer offer ancestral rites to the ancestors, and it is very fantastic.
Facility name
Canal Park
Address
〒047-0031 3-6 Ironai, Otaru City, Hokkaido
Phone
0134-32-4111
Opening hours
24hours
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.
