Kitakaro (Otaru Main Shop) (北菓楼 小樽本館)
4.5
This Japanese-style confectionery is about 10 minutes on foot from Minami-Otaru Station. The modern stone shop on Sakaimachi-dori Street in Otaru is also a new tourist attraction. They particularly recommend their Kaitaku Okaki snacks and Fairy Forest baumkuchen cake, created to commemorate the opening of their main shop. Their baumkuchen is made the old-fashioned way, with craftsmen wrapping paper around oak cores and painstakingly baking them one by one. To keep them moist, they're left to mature overnight at a constant temperature. You can observe the bakers making baumkuchen at the store.
Hokkaido Otarushi Sakaimachi 7-22 (Otaru / Kiroro / ShakotanArea)
9:00-18:30
*18:00 in winter
Review of Kitakaro Otaru Honkan
TripAdvisor Traveler RatingTheir cream and custard buns are simply outstanding, beautifully whipped cream, with...
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Details
- Hours
- 9:00-18:30
*18:00 in winter - Closed
- 1/1
- Parking Lot
- Not available
- Credit Card
- Available (VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay, etc.)
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Available
- Vegetarian Menu
- Not available
- English Menu
- Available
- Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day
- Yes
- Average budget
- [Lunch] 1,001-3,000yen
- Estimated stay time
- 0-30 minutes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Available
- Infant friendly
- Available
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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Hokkaido Areas

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.