Snow Walk in Otaru Sakaimachi Street 小樽雪あかりの路 | Hokkaido, Japan 🇯🇵 | 4K Walking Tour Relaxing Sounds

👋🏼 Hello! Today, Jiji goes to Sakaimachi Street in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan! Since we are in Sapporo for the Sapporo Snow Festival 2024, we decided to go on a day trip to Otaru which also has a festival happening currently (Otaru Snow Light Path Festival or Otaru Yuki Akari no Michi 小樽雪あかりの路). We started our walk from a Japanese confectionery store called Tsukushi Makita. It’s a little bit away from the city center but Jiji wanted to get some Shimaenaga mochi 😸 (She’s obsessed with these cute little Hokkaido birds!) We then headed towards the Otaru Sakaimachi Street and visited some shops and stores such as the Otaru Music Box Museum and LeTAO (famous for their milky smooth desserts and pastries).

As we were walking, it was getting dark and we saw some staff decorating the front of their shop with candles and snow statues to participate in the Otaru Snow Light Path Festival. We ended our walk at the canal but we will show it in another video in more depth~

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🎞️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Highlights
01:08 Shimaenaga mochi from Tsukushi-Makita confectionery shop
01:26 Start of walk
18:49 Otaru Music Box Museum
49:52 LeTAO
52:37 Milk/cheese soft-serve
54:39 Souvenir shop
01:09:12 Shimaenaga snow statue
01:11:54 Shop staff lighing up candle
01:15:35 Sakaihachi bridge
01:18:19 Otaru Denuki Koji
01:21:18 Photos & Outro

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🏃🏻‍♀️ WHERE JIJI WENT
▶ Sapporo Snowy Midnight Walk: https://youtu.be/HIOp_hS_Kcc?si=2rtF5LGINyNfdzGL
▶ Sapporo Snow Festival 2024 Yuki Matsuri さっぽろ雪まつり: https://youtu.be/cjIMrMzvquI?si=jwhK9_3roce_ER0G
▶ Jigokudani Yaen Koen: https://youtu.be/PRKa65Yae3U
▶ Sapporo Snow Festival 2024 (Susukino) Yuki Matsuri さっぽろ雪まつり: https://youtu.be/3a7d3LixO6g?si=BSGGnFI0Fn3GIvco

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📍 SAKAIMACHI STREET is a famous and picturesque shopping street located in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan. The street is lined with well-preserved merchant buildings from the early 20th century, giving visitors a sense of the city’s historical charm. Otaru itself is known for its canals, glassworks, and seafood. Here are some famous stores and shops you might want to visit on Sakaimachi Street which are perfect for buying unique souvenirs:

🎶 Otaru Music Box Museum: Known for its intricate and beautifully crafted music boxes, this museum and store offer a wide range of music boxes in different shapes and sizes.

🍦 LeTAO: Famous for its delicious sweets, LeTAO is a must-visit for anyone with a sweet tooth. They are particularly well-known for their double-layered Fromage cheesecake.

🥢 Terakoya Otaru Kitchen Yuzen: A shop that offers over 800 varieties of chopsticks for sale, chopstick rests, ceramicware, and lacquerware. They also offer free name engraving on your new chopsticks – wonderful for keepsakes or gifts.

🍶 Taisho Glass Gallery-kura Otaru Handmade Glass Studio: A historical warehouse dating back to the Taisho period that displays and sells works of art created by 15 local Otaru artists belonging to 10 different studios. From the Meiji to Heisei periods, the shape and color of Otaru glass has continued to evolve.

You can find more information about the shops in Sakaimachi Street here: http://en.otaru-sakaimachi.com

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Hello! Today, Jiji goes to Otaru, Japan! We are starting our walk from Tsukushi-Makita confectionery shop that sells these cute shimaenaga mochi 🍡 Later we will head to Sakaimachi Street and check out some of the stores~ This red bean soup is really good and Jiji almost finished it before I could show you all.