Things to do in Otaru

Khá ổn nha mọi người. Mình đi tàu điện từ trung tâm Sapporo, sau đó đi thêm bus mất 45p nữa mới đến đây. Nhưng xứng đáng, lần đầu được ngắm cánh cụt gần đến mức vậy.

We arrived at the Otaru Tenguyama Ropeway base station at around 4.30 pm on our last day in Otaru. Redeeming our pre-purchased ticket voucher at the counter was straightforward, and with relatively few visitors around, we were able to board the ropeway and make our way up to the summit without any hassle.As the sky gets dark rather quickly in the late afternoon, it was already dark by the time we reached the summit, rewarding us with a stunning night view of Otaru. We enjoyed taking in the beautiful cityscape from above and spent some time exploring the area. We also visited the Otaru Shrine and learned about its history, along with other interesting exhibits at the museum, including stories related to the Winter Olympics.We spent approximately two hours exploring the summit and taking photographs before heading down. Overall, it was a pleasant and relaxing experience, and a fitting way to round off our visit to Otaru.

So nice to go and wander around the city famous scenic spot, it is always nice to come back there for a chill afternoon

The night view is truly amazing 🤩 But it can be very slippery after snowing please be careful or wear suitable shoes to visiting mt tengu 👌 The process of getting the ticket is easy and effortless,just show qr code at counter,they will pass you a physical ticket to take the cable car 🚠

Spend a sweet afternoon at Sapporo's Shiroi Koibito (White Lover) restaurant. Listen to chocolate stories, play interactive games, watch how chocolate cookies are made, and most interestingly, try your hand at painting a giant cookie! At 5:00 PM, the magical clock tower puppet show and dreamy bubble performance take place in the enchanting fairytale garden. The European-style castle is incredibly romantic under the autumn sunset, creating a truly Halloween atmosphere. We highly recommend taking some photos with the pumpkins!

The ski resort is not very big, but the value for money is very high. Although it is only the first snow in December, the amount of snow is also sufficient, which is very suitable for newbies like me who only ski two days of snow.

Club Med facilities are great. No long queue at the lifts. Beginners and intermediates friendly slopes. Plenty of powdery snows! Hotels are luxurious especially Yu Kiroro.

We met a coach from Taiwan who's considered a "lucky charm" for his child. Watching the videos, I can see he's made significant progress. However, my child's stamina is only enough for half a day; he struggles to keep up for a full day. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the 1-on-1 coaching service.

It is near to Otaru, they do provide shuttle bus service from a few JR station can check out their website to look for the shuttle bus service. Came without booking for snowboarding and skiing course but luckily there is a snowboarding class available when we walk in. The coaches (left 1st lady and left 2nd man) are very nice. The female coach doesn't speak English but she tried to use Google translate to communicate with us.The Male coach can speak simple English. Both of them are very nice and polite. Although the lesson is 1 hour, we manage to know how to break, stand up and change direction in 30mins time. It was a fun experience and should try it out. And I think it is suitable for beginners They have different difficulty lanes. Besides that there are not many people as compared to those popular areas for those professional skiers and snowboarders. For booking snowboarding lesson can try to find them from their Instagram (onze_sbs) is a snowboarding school

Very beautiful Stained Glass art pieces from the destructed old churches of England. Worth visiting when at Otaru.