Things to do in Otaru Canal

great! It doesn’t hurt if you fall in the powder snow, the scenery is beautiful, the price is affordable and you have a lot of fun🤩🤩

great tour. seeing a lot magnificent places. helpful tourguide and good English. unfortunately, due to snow weather, some places were closed. but the rest were beautiful. great pudding and yogurt.

this tour is really a great way to spend your day. we were able to see a lot of places by joining this tour. it is also hassle free, you can just show your mobile voucher to the tour operators and you are good to go.

Guide Jay was helpful and speaks good english. Peak days though mean a but hard to look for bus since there are too many tourists at the same time at the station.

The tour guide Tong Xwei is good, he is responsible, the introduction is very good, the process is smooth, the Noboribetsu sulfur is too strong, it smells so bad, hey🐻 will treat you, so cute

We highly recommend this service! Despite not speaking Japanese, communication with the driver was smooth. He was incredibly helpful, patient, and even surprised us with an extra stop that turned out to be one of our favorite spots. The driver maintained excellent communication before and during the trip, arrived on time, and drove responsibly throughout. This service offers a comfortable and hassle-free way to explore incredible places without the stress of driving yourself or relying on public transportation. Even in snowy conditions, the driver was cautious and ensured our safety. We will definitely book this service again on our next visit!

We took bus 9 at bus stop near Otaru canal to the foot of Mount Tengu. Waited about half an hour in the cold with 2 buses full with passengers who boarded from Otaru station bus terminal and driver could not let us board. Almost gave up when an unscheduled empty bus suddenly appeared. Need to join the same long queue with people buying tickets just to exchange for physical tickets which is quite pointless. Will be good if we can just use online voucher instead. After the long queue for tickets, we still need to queue again for the ropeway. Overall, still quite worth it as Mount Tengu is really beautiful with snow and the view of otaru is awesome.

At the group bus gathering place at Sapporo Station, there will be someone holding a sign for one-day tours around 8 o'clock to ask questions. There will be many different groups at the same time, so you need to confirm carefully. After getting on the bus, you will drive for an hour to the equipment storage area to pick up equipment and change clothes, and then take about an hour's drive to Asarigawa Ski Resort. There will be a simple lesson in the morning, and you will continue in the afternoon after eating at a restaurant at your own expense. Once you are proficient, you can use the magic carpet to go uphill. Skiing further down is a good experience. The overall skiing time is about 3-4 hours. It may be close to 7 o'clock when we return to Sapporo. If you have an itinerary later, it will be safer to go later.