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Located in the northern part of Otaru, the Takashima district juts out like a peninsula, facing the sea on its east side. Otaru prospered from herring fishing in the late Edo period, and it remains an important fishing base to this day. Takashima Fishing Port is located on Takashima, and Benten Island, which floats symbolically within the bay, is located here.

It is said that there used to be a Benten Shrine dedicated to Benten on Benten Island, and a red torii gate still stands on the island today. Benten Island is also the location where the oldest coastal water temperature observations in Hokkaido were conducted by the Fisheries Research Institute in 1897, and its impressive scenery, which has been selected as one of the eight scenic spots of Otaru, is also a historical symbol of the beginning of people's flexible relationship with the sea in this area.

Sightseeing spots : Otaru, Takashima Fishing Port, Benten Island

address
1-2 Takashima, Otaru City, Hokkaido 047-0048

Opening hours : Open all year round

Closed days <br>Open all year round

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This Tai Monaka chocolate features 23 lucky spots in Otaru on the packaging. Chocolate and rice puffs are placed inside a traditionally baked monaka shell made from 100% glutinous rice.

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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.