On the 8th morning, we took JR train to a harbour city, Otaru. The train from Sapporo Station to Otaru station was 620 Yen per person and the ride (rapid express) is 36 mins.
When we checked out at Keio Plaza Sapporo, we left our luggage at the front desk for storage since we will be coming back to Keio Plaza Sapporo on the 10th, and we can travel to Otaru with the stuff that we need for next 2 nights. When we arrived JR Otaru Station, we walked to our hotel Sonia II which is in front of the canal. The hotel is about 8 minutes walking from the train station.
After we checked in our hotel, we went to a restaurant for lunch. We had prawn, uni, samon, tuna (TORO) sashimi, Hokkaido king crab (KANI) miso soup, and BBQ scallop. The restaurant is just around the corner from the hotel, and it is on the way on our right when we walk from the train station to our hotel.
Regular Sightseeing Bus
There is a Sightseeing Bus in Otaru city and Shakotan that goes around most of the attractions, and you can always get the information from the front desk of the hotel that you are staying. We choosed to take the train to Minami Otaru Station to the far end and visit all the shops and attractions along the Ironai 1-chome. We visited Music Box Musiem, their shop has hundreds of different music box for sale and on the third floor, you can make your own unique music box with 250 different musics you can choose from. In Otaru, you can find a lot of shops that sell product of glass, they are very famous.
The following picture of the canal is taken by our hotel at night.
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