48 Hours in BEST SUSHI town in JAPAN l Things to DO and EAT in Otaru Hokkaido

Today we are exploring 8 food spots you must try in Otaru, Hokkaido as first time visitor. Otaru is full of sushi restaurants and even has “Otaru Sushi Street” – street full restaurants offering the freshest sushi in Japan. Otaru is located only around 50 minutes from Sapporo via train making it the best day trip destination from Sapporo. There are a lot of Japanese restaurants here and also Japanese street food. Otaru is known as port city in Hokkaido (Japan’s northernmost island) famous for Japanese arts and crafts like glassworks, music boxes and sake distilleries.

If you are thinking what to do in Otaru, where to go in Otaru, what to eat in Otaru then watch this food and travel guide so you can plan your Hokkaido Food Tour on your next trip.

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Here is everything you need to do, places to go and visit, all the food and restaurants you need to go when you are going to Otaru, Hokkaido for the first time:

1) Naruto Honten – very popular fried chicken place in Otaru. Instead of Karaage, it is called Zangi in Hokkaido region.
2) Denuki Koji Popura Farm – this dessert shop is where you can get “Santa no Hige” or Santa’s Beard, half cut melon topped with Hokkaido milk ice cream. When you are in Hokkaido, you need to try Hokkaido milk and Hokkaido melon, they are extremely sweet!
3) Otaru Canal – most spectacular view in Otaru at night, one of the must visit spot in Otaru
4) Otaru Masazushi – one of the best sushi we ever had and this place is not even Michelin starred sushi restaurants or fancy omakase but really fresh and recommended. Book in advanced via online or ask your hotel concierge to book for you
5) Sakaimachi Dori Street – best place to shop for souvenirs, snacks and eating all the street food and desserts
6) Kamei – famous Japanese fish cake shop
7) Sa Wa Wa – matcha dessert shop in Sakaimachi dori street
8) Ika Taro Honpo – Japanese street food snack, grilled squid! Otaru is famous with squid so you need to try their freshly grilled squid
9) Kitaichi Original Soft Serve – epic 8 flavours soft serve stacked include strawberry, melon, peach, grape, vanilla and chocolate
10) LeTao – the birthplace of dessert shop famous for cheesecake LeTao double formage
11) Otaru Music Box Museum – must visit place in Otaru for Japanese arts & crafts

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List of all our Hokkaido Japan trip videos:
Sapporo, Hokkaido: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HAoaqElsO4&t
Otaru, Hokkaido: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rguZBNR8xL0
Noboribetsu, onsen town in Hokkaido: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo2FjTnaQV8
Hakodate, Hokkaido: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-QDiDzWvgY

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This Episode Features

00:00 Intro
01:07 Naruto Honten
05:25 Denuki Koji Popura Farm
08:37 Otaru Canal
09:05 Otaru Masazushi
14:03 Sakaimachi Dori Street
15:00 Kamei
17:49 Sa Wa Wa
20:15 Ika Taro Honpo
21:18 Kitaichi Original Soft Serve
22:22 LeTao
24:39 Otaru Music Box Museum

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