Souvenirs Spots in Otaru Area

  • Main Building of the Otaru Music Box Museum
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    Hokkaido Otarushi Sumiyoshichou 4-1
    This landmark of Otaru, the Otaru Music Box Museum is located on a corner of the Marchen Intersection of Otaru Sakaimachi street and Irifune street. Housed in a red brick structure built in 1912, this store displays music boxes collected from all over Japan and the world resplendent with a warm radiant atmosphere. The steam-powered clock by the entranceway announces the time every 15 minutes with a blast of steam and a melody. It is a popular photo opportunity spot.

    The famed music museum in the Otaru Orgel-do II building in Otaru The Music Box Museum consists of multiple buildings scattered around the southern end of Sakaimachi Street but we concentrate on the...

  • Otaru Taisho Glass Palace
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    Hokkaido Otarushi Ironai 1-1-8
    Approximately 15 minutes on foot from JR Otaru Station, this shop was repurposed from the historical Natori Takasaburo Store built in 1906. Inside the shop are displays of Japanese style glass works made in Otaru City which are available for purchase. Nearby are a series of shops including the Vidro-Kan with its collection of miniature glass and the Tonbo Tama-Kan that features a workshop to try out glass production.

    Located in The Former Takasabuto Natori Store, the building is one of the designated historic landmarks of Otaru City. Now occupied by the Otaru Taisho Glass Palace, this place is filled with...

  • Orgel-doh(R) Kaimeiro Main Store
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    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Sakaimachi 1-20
    "This specialty music box store is located facing Sakaimachi Street. The historic building was built in 1893, and Kaimeiro Brand music boxes are exhibited and sold here. It has been designated as a historical building of Otaru City, and has a mysterious atmosphere which evokes a sense of nostalgia. It has a reputation for allowing customers to spend their time peacefully in the spacious and brightly lit store. As the building also has a workshop, customers can choose their music and boxes to order ""mix and match music boxes,"" even purchase ""DIY music boxes"" to decorate themselves or also order ""custom-made music boxes"" with your memorable music."

    この建物は、小樽市の堺町本通りにある 旧第百十三国立銀行小樽支店の歴史的建造物です。 大きな両開きの玄関扉と大きな窓には鉄格子が入っており、銀行だったことが分かります。 現在はオルゴールのショップとして使用されていました。

  • Kitaichi Glass Hanazono Store
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    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Hanazono 1-6-10
    A satellite shop of Otaru glassware company Kitaichi Glass. Operating out of an old-fashioned building facing National Route 5, here you can try glass engraving. The shop's sandblasting class involves blasting sand onto the surface of glass to etch out your very own original design and is easy even for elementary school-aged children to do. You can get your creation that very day, perfect for making a memory with family or a friend. The shop also offers a glass bead arranging class in which you combine your favorite glass beads along with other parts to create a necklace or bracelet. The shop is also located a little away from the popular Otaru Canal, ensuring you can enjoy a quieter, more relaxing experience here.

    We enjoyed this workshop very much. You apply stencil stickers on the glass of your choice (you pay separate fee for the glass) and eventually use a sand blaster to etch the glass. The final result...

  • Kitaichi Glass Outlet
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    Hokkaido Otarushi Sakaimachi 7-20
    This is a souvenir shop in Otaru. They offer discontinued products or items that might not be up to usual standards from the Kitaichi Glass company. These goods are all available at prices below regular market prices. This has become a very popular souvenir spot for tourists.
  • Souvenir shop Kobushiya Otaru Branch
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    Hokkaido Otarushi Sakaimachi 5-29
    A Hokkaido souvenir shop located on Sakaimachidori Shopping Street in the center of Otaru. As well as Otaru, the shop has branches open in Sapporo and Hakodate too. All the branches have a wide selection of sweets and local sake from across Hokkaido, so it’s a great place to do all the souvenir shopping. All the classic confections like Shiroi Koibito, Rokkatei, Royce’, Jaga Pokkuru, and Hanabatake Bokujo are on sale. The shop has English and Chinese speaking staff making it easy for tourists to do their shopping. The stone exterior of the shop fits in nicely to the retro look of Otaru’s streets.

    商店街のほぼ中央にある石造りの倉庫が目印の土産店です。広い店内には、石屋製菓、六花亭、ロイズ、じゃがポックル、花畑牧場と人気商品が幅広くあり、北海道の土産が勢揃いしています。5000円以上購入すると送料が四国、九州、沖縄が800円、その他が600円となることです。まとめ買いをするなら、お勧めです。

  • Taisho Glass Palace Hokkoriya
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    Hokkaido Otarushi Sakaimachi 4-15
    This shop is one of many old shops remodeled into glass shops, and cake shops which line the street of Sakaimachi-dori. The shop displays and sells items created mainly by the lampwork artists, Masae Hirokawa and Kumi Aoyama both living in Otaru. Depending on the day you can experience lampwork together with the artists. Miniature forest animals and sea creatures as well as other seasonal items make great gifts for yourself and others. As the store name suggests (“hokkoriya” literally means warm and cozy shop) there are a plethora of wonderful works of art on display.
  • Terakoyasawawaotaruten
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    Hokkaido Otarushi Sakaimachi 4-14

    This shop sells green tea products from Uji. Their speciality is the green tea ice cream. The ice cream is delicious and has a very fine and consistent texture.

  • Otaru fukuro
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    Hokkaido Otarushi Sakaimachi 6-9
  • PASSIOS Wing Bay Otaru
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    Hokkaido Otaru-shi
  • Hokkaido Brand Shop Wing Bay Otaru
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    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Chikko 11-6 WING BAY OTARU (Wing Bay Otaru) 6 Bangai Nai
  • Yamabuki Store
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    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Sakaimachi 4-12
  • Merry-go-round Kibori Work
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    Hokkaido Otarushi Tomioka 2-16-6
  • Fine craft trading
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    Hokkaido Otarushi Asari 3-11-18
  • Gift Plaza Sasaki
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    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Inaho 1-12-10
  • Kimura Pottery
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    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Inaho 2-10-15
  • Otaru Ya
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    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Sakaimachi 3-17
  • Poopat
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    Hokkaido Otarushi Sakaimachi 3-20
  • Echigoya Pottery
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    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Hanazono 4-chome 4-1
  • Terakoya Yume Kurando Otaru
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    Hokkaido Otaru Sakaimachi 7-1

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