Visit gallery: Otaru
Subjects for protography
- Old buildings with unique architectural details: wooden shutters, coloured glass windows, tiled roofs, etc.
- Inreriors of shops and restaurants. A local policeman (koban), noticing our long lenses, tripod, and photo backpacks, took us through a narrow back street to a restaurant with a unique ceiling made of huge curved wooden beams. He also asked the owners to allow us to photograph the interior.
- Glass blowing demonstrations.
- The canal. It must be nice to stroll along the pcturesque canal, but unfortunately, our time in Otaru was limited, and heavy rain cut our walk short.
If the weather forces you indoors, consider a cafe on the main street that sells castard cream puffs (“shyu-cream“) and coffee.