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Otaru Glass House has 13 stores in Hokkaido, mainly in Otaru City, and its flagship store is the Otaru Taisho Glass House. It is said that many excellent glass works were created in Japan during the Taisho period.

The Otaru Taisho Glass Museum exhibits and sells a wide variety of glass products, including Japanese-style glassware that inherits the style of the time, with the concept of "conveying the beauty of the Taisho era to the present day." The Otaru Taisho Glass Museum was renovated from the Natori Takasaburo Shoten store, which was built in 1906 (Meiji 39).

The former Natori Takasaburo Shoten, built by Natori Takasaburo, a copper and iron hardware merchant from Yamanashi Prefecture, is a typical example of merchant architecture from the late Meiji period, with Sapporo soft stone used for the exterior walls and steel pillars supporting the upper walls. It was designated as a historic building by Otaru City in 1985 (Showa 60).

The shop is lined with a wide selection of glass products made in Otaru, including Japanese-style glassware, accessories, and miniature ornaments that exude a warm, handmade feel, all from its own glass workshop. There are also plenty of hands-on experiences available, such as glassblowing and glass bead making.

Facility name <br>Otaru Taisho Glass Museum

Address: 1-1-8 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido, 047-0031

phone
0134-32-5101

Opening hours
9:00-19:00

Closed days <br>Open everyday

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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.