Japanese Confectionery Spots in Otaru Area

  • Kuwataya Otaru Main Store
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    3.5
    22 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Ironai 1-1-12 Otaru Unga Terminal 1F
    This store sells panju, a specialty product of Otaru, which is soft on the inside and crisp on the outside. The word panju has even been added to the Kojien Japanese dictionary. At four centimeters tall and three centimeters wide, it is the size of a takoyaki, and has fillings of cream and cheese available. Panju has been used as an everyday snack since the Meiji period and was a reasonably priced food for common folk in a time when bread was still expensive. The snack is carefully handmade with 100% Hokkaido-produced crisp dough, and hot and plenty of fillings. It is best eaten freshly baked, but is also very nice when enjoyed at home after being heated by a microwave and finished off in an oven toaster to get that characteristic crisp outer texture.

    After lunch, was walking around the area and spotted the signboard outside Otaru Canal terminal which showed these cute little panju and decided to have a taste. Kuwataya’s panju is a popular...

  • Kagetsu Do Inaho Main Store
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Inaho 2-chome 2-7
  • Rokkatei Otaru Unga
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    4.0
    205 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Sakaimachi 7-22

    Love this cafe. Food and tea are so fantastic with the beautiful embience. Went there twice lor our purchasing cookies and others. Recommend to go.

  • Senshu Iori Wing Bay Otaru
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Chikko 11-6 WING BAY OTARU (Wing Bay Otaru) 6 Bangai Nai
  • Morimoto Nagasakiya Otaru
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Inaho 2-20-1 Nagasakiya Otaru 1F
  • Senshuan Nagasakiya Otaru
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Otaru-shi Inaho 2-20-1B1F
  • Araremidoriyasoransembeihompo
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    4.5
    4 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Otarushi Inaho 2-16-3

    昔から「みどり屋」のおせんべいは小樽っ子にとってはなじみの味です。一枚100円前後なので大勢集まるときの手土産には最高です。また、小腹が空いたときのおやつにも手ごろです。お安くなっている袋に入った「あられ」もあり、家で食べるにはこれがお手頃です。ぜひ食べてほしいです。

  • Otaru Yakihompo
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Otarushi Saiwai 4-24-6
  • Suishiyoudoukashiho
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Otarushi Hanazono 3-3-2
  • Seifukuyapanju
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    3.5
    9 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Otarushi Inaho 2-9-12

    中央通りのおたる都通り商店街から出た近くにあり、ぱっと目立つのですぐわかります。小樽名物ぱんじゅうの粒あん・こしあんを購入1個90円でした。皮が薄くてあんこたっぷりでおいしかった。

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Not just a prefecture but an island of its own, Hokkaido is the most northerly prefecture and island of the Japanese archipelago. Arriving in Hokkaido, which is rural and bursting with breathtaking nature, means entering a world where vast national parks, towering mountains, and natural hot springs can be found at every turn. Come December, these natural splendors freeze over and morph into a winter wonderland.

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