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We at Otaru Department Store UNGA have picked out some stylish cafes, select shops, general stores, and sweets shops in the North Canal area that you should definitely visit if you come to the Otaru Canal. Why not enjoy a tour of Otaru that's a little different from other guidebooks?

Give Otaru as a gift.

From the "Old Otaru Warehouse" overlooking the canal,
From UNGAPLUS, which brings you the "Story of Otaru" that walked alongside the Kitamae ships,
We will introduce you to "Places to visit in Otaru."

Please enjoy Otaru.

11 recommended shops along the North Canal

↓ Otaru GOLDSTONE
↓ PRESSCAFE Press Cafe
↓ Tanaka Sake Brewery
↓ Otaru ISO
↓ Sasaki Sewing Factory
↓ OTARU TAP ROOM
↓ vivre sa vie+mi-yyu
↓ Le Quatrieme
↓ Mangiare TAKINAMI
↓ STONE and IRON
↓ UNGAPLUS

Otaru Tourism - Visiting the shops along the North Canal

Otaru GOLDSTONE

Otaru GOLDSTONE is a live theater and restaurant located in the former Shibusawa Warehouse, one of the symbolic historical buildings of the Otaru North Canal. ...See more

Facility name　Otaru GOLDSTONE
Address　3-3-21 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido
phone　0134-33-5610
Business hours　Hall reservation reception hours: Weekdays 10:00-19:00
Closed days　None
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Otaru Tourism - Visiting the shops along the North Canal

PRESSCAFE Press Cafe

PRESSCAFE is located at the northern end of the Otaru Canal, next to Kitahama Bridge, which spans the so-called North Canal, in a corner of the historic Shibusawa Warehouse, built in 1895 (Meiji 28). ...See more

Facility name　PRESSCAFE
Address　3-3-21 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido
phone　0134-24-8028
Opening hours　11:30-22:00
Closed　Thursdays
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Otaru Tourism - Visiting the shops along the North Canal

Tanaka Sake Brewery Main Store

At its peak, Otaru had over 50 sake breweries, but now only Tanaka Sake Brewery, which produces Otaru's local sake "Takara-gawa," remains ....Read more

Facility name　Tanaka Sake Brewery Main Store
Address　3-2-5 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido,
phone　0134-23-0390
Opening hours　09:05-17:55
Closed days　Open all year round
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Otaru Tourism - Visiting the shops along the North Canal

Otaru ISO

Otaru ISO is a restaurant that aims to fuse modern Hokkaido cuisine with Western food, using firewood from birch, the city tree of Otaru, and serving wood-grilled steaks, mainly made with Hokkaido beef. ...See more

Facility name　Otaru ISO
Address　2-2-14 Ironai, Otaru City, Hokkaido
phone　0134-31-1888
Opening hours　11:30-21:00
Closed　Wednesdays
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Otaru Tourism - Visiting the shops along the North Canal

Sasaki Sewing Factory

Sasaki Sewing Factory was founded in 1945 (Showa 20), the year the war ended. We manufacture and sell bags and accessories made from canvas, which was originally used as ship sails. ...Read more

Facility name　Sasaki Sewing Factory
Address　2-10-15 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido,
phone　0134-22-5336
Closed days　except Saturdays
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Otaru Tourism - Visiting the shops along the North Canal

OTARU TAP ROOM - Tap Room

This facility combines a bar that mainly serves craft beer with a hostel housed in a fully renovated historic building that is over 100 years old. ...See more

Facility name　OTARU TAP ROOM -Craft Beer & Hostel Tap Room
Address　2-4-8 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido,
Phone　Hostel: 080-9613-3285,Bar: 090-1648-7397
Business hours　Weekdays: 15:00-22:00,Weekends: 13:00-22:00
Closed days　Hostel: Open daily Bar: Thursdays (may be closed on some days)
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Otaru Tourism - Visiting the shops along the North Canal

vivre sa vie+mi-yyu
Vivere Savi Plus Miyu

"Vivre sa vie+mi-yyu" is a household goods store located in the former Hayakawa branch, a historic building that was originally a stationery wholesaler. ...See more

Facility name　vivre sa vie+mi-yyu
Address　2-4-7 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido,
phone　0134-24-6268
Opening hours　11:00-17:00
Closed on　Mondays and Tuesdays (open on public holidays, no substitute holidays)
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Otaru Tourism - Visiting the shops along the North Canal

le quatrieme Le Quatrieme

Le Quatrieme is a stylish cafe restaurant where you can enjoy an elegant lunch while looking out over the Otaru Canal. The first floor is lined with Western-style pastries that have a loyal following in the city. ...See more

Facility name　Le Quatrieme
Address　2-3-1 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido,
phone　0134-27-7124
Opening hours　11:00-17:00
Closed　Tuesdays and Wednesdays
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Otaru Tourism - Visiting the shops along the North Canal

Western restaurant Mangiare TAKINAMI

"Western Restaurant Mangiare TAKINAMI" is a Western restaurant where you can enjoy the local seafood and mountain produce of Otaru and Shiribeshi to your heart's content. ...See more

Facility name　Western restaurant Mangiare TAKINAMI
Address　2-1-16 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido,
phone　0134-33-3394
Opening hours　11:30-14:00, 17:30-21:30
Closed　Wednesdays
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Otaru Tourism - Visiting the shops along the North Canal

STONE and IRON

"STONE and IRON" is a cafe, bar and hostel renovated from a stone storehouse with over 100 years of history. ...See more

Facility name　Stone and Iron
Address　2-8 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido,
phone　0134-61-1214
Business hours　Tuesday 11:30-22:00
Wednesday 7:30-15:30
Thursday 15:00-22:00
Friday 11:30-22:00
Saturday 11:30-22:00
Sunday 7:30-18:00
Closed　Mondays
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Otaru Tourism - Visiting the shops along the North Canal

UNGAPLUS (in the former Otaru warehouse)

UNGAPLUS delivers original products that embody the history and culture of Otaru, as well as high-quality products from the ports of call of the Kitamae ships, from the former Otaru Warehouse, the first commercial warehouse in Hokkaido, built by Kitamae ship owners Nishide Magozaemon and Nishitani Shohachi. ...See more

Store name　UNGAPLUS (in the former Otaru warehouse)
address　2-1-20 Ironai, Otaru
phone　0134-65-8150
Opening hours　10:00~18:00
Closed days　Open everyday
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