1-Day Tour Sapporo: The port city of Otaru & Local Brewery
ID: GYG883474-1388794
Category:
Country: Japan
Duration:
08:30 hours
Description
Discover the highlights of Otaru on a guided tour. Stroll along the canal, visit the Kitaichi Glass Factory, the Otaru Music Box Museum, and the Germain Beer Brewery.
Discover the highlights of Otaru on a full-day guided tour from Sapporo. Visit the Otaru Canal, Kitaichi Glass Factory, Otaru Music Box Museum, and more. Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local eatery and try your hand at making your own glassware.
Meet your guide at Sapporo Station and begin your day with a walk along the Otaru Canal. Admire the brick and stone warehouses that line the canal, a reminder of Otaru’s role as a trading hub for Hokkaido during the rapid industrialization of Japan in the Meiji and Taisho periods.
After leaving the canal, head towards Sakaimachi Street and have lunch at one of the many eateries. After lunch, visit the Kitaichi Glass Factory. Learn about the history of the factory and try your hand at making your own glassware product to take back home.
Next, visit the Otaru Music Box Museum and experience the heavenly music played by an Aeolian pipe organ. See rare glimpses of local antique music boxes. Make your own unique music box at the Handicraft Studio (optional).
Continue to the Otaru Steam Clock, a gift from Vancouver, Canada to Otaru in June of 1994. Watch as a boiler sends steam into the clock, and whose steam whistle blows hourly to tell the time. In addition, every 15 minutes, the clock plays the same melody as the chimes of Westminster Abbey in London.
Finally, quench your thirst at the Germain Beer Brewery/Warehouse #1. Located in a quaint-rustic warehouse, it sits right along the canal. Enjoy great beer inside a wooden beer hall type atmosphere with shiny copper tanks. Try German-style pretzels and schnitzel.
Highlights
- Stroll along the Otaru Canal, a symbol of the city and a must-see attraction
- Visit the Kitaichi Glass Factory and make your own glassware product
- Experience the heavenly music played by an Aeolian pipe organ at the museum
- See the Otaru Steam Clock, a gift from Vancouver, Canada to Otaru in 1994
- Enjoy a beer at the Germain Beer Brewery/Warehouse #1 along the canal
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour starts at 9 a.m. in front of MYOMU at Sapporo Station
Wear comfortable shoes and warm clothing
Bring a camera to capture your memories
Stay hydrated, bring a water bottle
Glassware and music box making are optional activities with additional fees
After exiting the main JR gates of Sapporo Station TURN LEFT. Walk towards the
South Exits(南出口) of Sapporo Station. After a very short walk(in the near distance)
you will surely notice “MYOMU”(The Circular White Stone Structure/see above picture). Your guide will be standing in front of this stone structure wearing a SNOW MONKEY RESORTS tour tag. You are kindly asked to be at this meetup point at 9 a.m.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
