CARPOOL coffee stand
Otaru Travel Guide 2023
The BEST Things to Do in Otaru, Japan｜Otaru Day Trip
In July 2019, the cafe CARPOOL opened on Inaho Odori Street, about a 3-minute walk from JR Otaru Station. The name of the restaurant, "Carpool," means "a vehicle in which several people ride together." Minako Fuji, the owner from Sapporo, realized her wish to have a restaurant where people can enjoy gathering and meet each other.
The simple but stylish 4-square-meter store with a five-seat counter has a white sign that looks like a small bus stop with the word "CARPOOL" written on it, and blue steel chairs placed outside. The 4-square-meter shop has five seats at the counter and is simple yet stylish, giving the impression of being in a foreign country. The space used to be a clothing store, but he renovated it herself, making use of his experience as an interior advisor and DIY.
In addition to the drip coffee, for which he sources beans from Tokyo, she trained at a cafe in Niseko for espresso and fun latte art. The original recipe for "chai" is made with Okinawan millet sugar, ginger and cinnamon, plus four spices. Other teas, especially "Awa Bancha," which is drunk in Tokushima Prefecture, is made using a rare method of fermentation with lactobacillus acidophilus.
If you come to Otaru on a trip, why not visit CARPOOL on a whim and enjoy the chance encounters and once-in-a-lifetime communication that you will have next to each other there?
Facility name
CARPOOL coffee stand
Adress
〒047-0032 2-9-1 Inaho, Otaru City, Hokkaido
Opening hours
Tuesday - Thursday 11:00〜20:00
Friday - Saturday 12:00〜22:00
Sunday 12:00〜17:00
Regular closing day
Monday
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
In July 2019, the cafe CARPOOL opened on Inaho Odori Street, about a 3-minute walk from JR Otaru Station. The name of the restaurant, "Carpool," means "a vehicle in which several people ride together." Minako Fuji, the owner from Sapporo, realized her wish to have a restaurant where people can enjoy gathering and meet each other.
The simple but stylish 4-square-meter store with a five-seat counter has a white sign that looks like a small bus stop with the word "CARPOOL" written on it, and blue steel chairs placed outside. The 4-square-meter shop has five seats at the counter and is simple yet stylish, giving the impression of being in a foreign country. The space used to be a clothing store, but he renovated it herself, making use of his experience as an interior advisor and DIY.
In addition to the drip coffee, for which he sources beans from Tokyo, she trained at a cafe in Niseko for espresso and fun latte art. The original recipe for "chai" is made with Okinawan millet sugar, ginger and cinnamon, plus four spices. Other teas, especially "Awa Bancha," which is drunk in Tokushima Prefecture, is made using a rare method of fermentation with lactobacillus acidophilus.
If you come to Otaru on a trip, why not visit CARPOOL on a whim and enjoy the chance encounters and once-in-a-lifetime communication that you will have next to each other there?
Facility name
CARPOOL coffee stand
Adress
〒047-0032 2-9-1 Inaho, Otaru City, Hokkaido
Opening hours
Tuesday - Thursday 11:00〜20:00
Friday - Saturday 12:00〜22:00
Sunday 12:00〜17:00
Regular closing day
Monday
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.
