Hokkai Seikan Otaru Factory No.3 Warehouse
Otaru Travel Guide 2023
The BEST Things to Do in Otaru, Japan｜Otaru Day Trip
Hokkai Can Otaru Factory Warehouse No. 3 was built in 1924, the year after the Otaru Canal was completed. It was built as a warehouse to store cans for canning salmon and trout manufactured for seafood processing plants on the Kamchatka Peninsula, where the North Sea fishing industry was thriving.
The site was new land reclaimed from the sea to create the Otaru Canal, and recently discovered plans show that many pine piles were driven deep into the ground to reinforce the building foundation. The structure is a four-story reinforced concrete building with a total floor area of 7,200 square meters.
Otaru is known as the "Wall Street of the North" and is home to a group of bank buildings built with the latest Japanese technology of the time. In 2012, it was designated as a historical building by Otaru City.
The warehouse has long been familiar to citizens as a symbolic building located on the north side of the Otaru Canal, but nearly 100 years have passed since its construction, and due to its aging and high maintenance costs, the owner, Hokkai Can Co.
On the other hand, Otaru City, which aims to preserve and utilize the warehouse as a symbol of a tourist city, has asked the company for a one-year reprieve. As the historical assets of the good old town are rapidly disappearing, the question is how to revitalize the town while making the most of its historical buildings, culture, and landscape, which can never be recovered once lost.
Facility name
Hokkai Seikan Otaru Factory No.3 Warehouse
Address
2-5, Temiya, Otaru-shi, Hokkaido 047-0041, Japan
Opening hours
It is possible to see the exterior all year round.
Regular closing day
It is possible to see the exterior all year round.
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
Hokkai Can Otaru Factory Warehouse No. 3 was built in 1924, the year after the Otaru Canal was completed. It was built as a warehouse to store cans for canning salmon and trout manufactured for seafood processing plants on the Kamchatka Peninsula, where the North Sea fishing industry was thriving.
The site was new land reclaimed from the sea to create the Otaru Canal, and recently discovered plans show that many pine piles were driven deep into the ground to reinforce the building foundation. The structure is a four-story reinforced concrete building with a total floor area of 7,200 square meters.
Otaru is known as the "Wall Street of the North" and is home to a group of bank buildings built with the latest Japanese technology of the time. In 2012, it was designated as a historical building by Otaru City.
The warehouse has long been familiar to citizens as a symbolic building located on the north side of the Otaru Canal, but nearly 100 years have passed since its construction, and due to its aging and high maintenance costs, the owner, Hokkai Can Co.
On the other hand, Otaru City, which aims to preserve and utilize the warehouse as a symbol of a tourist city, has asked the company for a one-year reprieve. As the historical assets of the good old town are rapidly disappearing, the question is how to revitalize the town while making the most of its historical buildings, culture, and landscape, which can never be recovered once lost.
Facility name
Hokkai Seikan Otaru Factory No.3 Warehouse
Address
2-5, Temiya, Otaru-shi, Hokkaido 047-0041, Japan
Opening hours
It is possible to see the exterior all year round.
Regular closing day
It is possible to see the exterior all year round.
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.
