This morning, transfer to Otaru. The romantic Otaru Canal is sitting in the city. Visit Kitaichi Glass Otaru where you can appreciate many beautiful glass arts. Then, transfer back to Sapporo, visit the Odori Park, which is at the heart of Sapporo. Walking through the Odori Park, you will see the iconic building- clock tower(Tokeidai). Enjoy yourself in the wonferful Tanuki Koji Street. Dinner is on your own arragement.
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Otaru, Japan
A city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, northwest of Sapporo. With its many historical buildings, Otaru is a popular tourist destination. Because it is a 25-minute drive from Sapporo, it has recently grown as a bedroom community.
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Otaru Canal
The Otaru Canal is a landmark landscape in Hokkaido. It is famous for the film âLove Letter.â The four seasons are different, especially in the wintertime. At the beginning of its opening, the canal was used to load and unload goods. Now, the banks of the canal have been transformed into various handicraft shops. Kerosene streetlamps and antique brick warehouses along the canal are very retro. Many artists are painting and taking photos along the bank.
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Kitaichi Glass Crystal Kan
Kitaichi Glass Crystal Kan is known as the "Glass Workshop". In addition to the original glass products in Japan, there are many glass products from the rest of world, each of which is exquisite and quaint.
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Sapporo, Japan
Sapporo is the fifth largest city of Japan by population, and the largest city on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It is the capital city of Hokkaido Prefecture, and is an ordinance-designated city.
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Sapporo Odori Park
Sapporo Odori Park is located in the center of Sapporo and runs from east to west. There are many urban sculptures, fountains, lilac trees and locust trees in the park. The Sapporo TV Tower and Sapporo Museum are also located in the park. The park is also the host place of various festivals, such as the YOSAKOI Sorang Festival which is an outdoor beer garden festival in the summertime.
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Sapporo Clock Tower
Founded in 1878, Sapporo Clock Tower is the martial arts arena of the Sapporo Agricultural School, the predecessor of Hokkaido University. It is also one of the few American buildings preserved in Hokkaido today. As a symbol of the introduction of western education in Japan in the 19th century and the Kaizen period in Hokkaido, the bell ring has lasted for more than 100 years. It has been designated as an important cultural property of Japan and has become one of the major symbols of Sapporo.
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Tanukikoji Shopping Street
Sapporo Tanukikoji Shoten is one of the oldest shopping streets in Hokkaido and celebrated its 145th anniversary in 2018 (Meiji 6). In addition, it is one of the largest shopping districts, with a total length of 900m for seven blocks and a full-covered arcade with about 200 stores. The current arcade from 1-chome to 6-chome is the second generation (completed in 1982), and it is a long arcade that covers the intersecting roads except for the national highway.