Northern Coal Loader foundation site
Otaru Travel Guide 2023
The BEST Things to Do in Otaru, Japan｜Otaru Day Trip
Just a short distance from the quay of Otaru Harbour in Temiya, an ageing mass of concrete peeks out of the water. Grass grows on it and sea birds rest their wings.
This is the foundation of a machine called the 'Hokutan loader', which was built in 1939 to load coal onto ships.
The traces of the Port of Otaru, which was the base for the development of Hokkaido and where coal was loaded, are also a component of the Japanese Heritage Site 'Coal and Iron Port'.
Otaru Port has had many faces: once as a port of call for Kitamae-bune ships and a fishing port for herring fishing, from the Meiji period to the Showa period (1868-1912) as a coal loading port, and more recently as a port for cruise ships.
Facility name
Northern Coal Loader foundation site
Adress
〒047-0041 1-4-1, Temiya, Otaru, Hokkaido
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
Just a short distance from the quay of Otaru Harbour in Temiya, an ageing mass of concrete peeks out of the water. Grass grows on it and sea birds rest their wings.
This is the foundation of a machine called the 'Hokutan loader', which was built in 1939 to load coal onto ships.
The traces of the Port of Otaru, which was the base for the development of Hokkaido and where coal was loaded, are also a component of the Japanese Heritage Site 'Coal and Iron Port'.
Otaru Port has had many faces: once as a port of call for Kitamae-bune ships and a fishing port for herring fishing, from the Meiji period to the Showa period (1868-1912) as a coal loading port, and more recently as a port for cruise ships.
Facility name
Northern Coal Loader foundation site
Adress
〒047-0041 1-4-1, Temiya, Otaru, Hokkaido
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.
