Otaru Museum canal building

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This museum, just a 10-minute walk in the direction of the Otaru Canal from Otaru Station, houses a collection of Otaru's history and nature artifacts. The main depository is located just a 20-minute walk beyond the museum, for which the museum combination admission ticket is valid for 2 days. The Canal Museum was built in 1893, and redesigned from the treasured stone masonry Former Otaru Warehouse, making the museum itself a highly valued asset. In the museum, a life-size replicated broad street of Otaru during its heyday, the Taisho period (1912-1926), is on display where one can enjoy using the old-fashioned telephone and the organ.

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Spot details

Address: Hokkaido Otarushi Ironai 2-1-20 Map
Area: Otaru Area
Phone: 0134221258
Hours: 9:30-17:00
Closed: New Year's holiday
Fees: [Admission fee]
[General]300yen
[High school students, city residents over 70 years old]150yen
[Up to junior high school student]Free

※2 for groups (20 people or more) Discount.
* Free for those with a physical disability certificate, rehabilitation certificate, or mental disability certificate, and their caregivers. .
Parking Lot: Available(20spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Estimated stay time: 30-60 minutes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

We first visited this museum on our Otaru tour. The admission fee is 300yen and well worth it.

Reviewed : 2019.11.03

Based on my pre-study of the recommended sightseeing routes, we first visited Otaru General Museum Unga-kan (Canal Museum). The museum occupies the northern section of a timber-framed stone storage...
The museum to visit in the city

Reviewed : 2018.07.23

If you only have one chance to visit a museum in Otaru, this would be it. Quite informative, 45 mins max & 60mins if you can the Japanese description. Located right opposite the overrated Otaru...
石造りの綺麗な外観の博物館

Reviewed : 2023.05.07

こちらは、臨港線沿いにある明るい石造りの綺麗な外観の博物館です。入館料、300円を支払い入ります。館内は、第一展示室（北前船やニシン漁業、まちの変遷を記録した古写真や古地図を展示）第二展示室（動植物の自然資料を展示・小樽市のあゆみと恵まれた自然について）が分かりやすく展示されていました。