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The abandoned Temiya Line, a 10-minute walk from JR Otaru Station, is a popular tourist spot in Otaru. It was originally opened in 1880 by American railway engineer Joseph Urry Crawford as the first railway in Hokkaido and the third in Japan, for the purpose of transporting coal, from Temiya to Sapporo.

After bustling with the shipment of coal and seafood, the line was nationalized in 1906 and served as a means of transportation for Hokkaido residents until the late Showa period, when it was closed in November 1985. Otaru City has paved 1.6 km of the abandoned Temiya Line, leaving behind the remains of the tracks and crossing gates, to make it easier to walk on, and has developed it into a walking path.

Additionally, the Otaru City Museum uses the former Temiya Station site as its main building, exhibiting items such as a steam locomotive that was once used on the Temiya Line and a Bank of Japan cash transport car. In recognition of its contribution to Japan's modernization, the former Temiya Line site has been registered as an American-style railway-related heritage site in Hokkaido by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as a modern industrial heritage site.

Sightseeing Spots <br>Former Japanese National Railways Temiya Line

Opening hours : Open all day except during the winter when there is snow.

Closed days <br>Open for strolling all day except during the winter when there is snow.

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This shop, renovated from the "Old Otaru Warehouse Main Building," said to be the oldest commercial warehouse in Hokkaido in the Otaru North Canal area, develops and sells original products that convey the charm of Otaru. The shop tells the story of Otaru's prosperity during the Hokkaido pioneering era and the history of the Kitamae ships, and displays and sells processed seafood and agricultural products from ports of call and Hokkaido, as well as original products by artisans and artists with ties to Otaru.