Otaru Full-Day Private Tour: Explore Historical City with Licensed Guide
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Otaru
Discover the historical city of Otaru on a full-day private tour with a licensed guide. Explore the best sightseeing spots, restaurants, and sweet shops tailored to your preferences!
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Otaru Canal - The Otaru Canal is a classic staple when it comes to famous sightseeing spots of Hokkaido. Once the distribution hub of Hokkaido, it boasted a population that even surpassed that of Sapporo. At that time the canal was used to offload ships via barges, and was established to lengthen the distance that goods could be distributed. Eventually the canal was no longer necessary to serve its function once the docks were established and was to be landfilled. However it currently stands as a place for citizens and tourists alike to relax and enjoy with its promenades and gas lamps lighting the riverbanks.
What's Included
- Licensed Local Guide
- Customizable Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from ‘What to expect’ list
What's Not Included
- Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
- Private Vehicle
- You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
- Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
Additional Information
Embark on this high-value journey with a licensed and multilingual tour guide, an excellent and time-saving method to discover Otaru!
Otaru, a renowned historical city and a frequently visited tourist destination in Hokkaido, may be daunting for first-time visitors due to potential unfamiliarity with sightseeing spots and places to dine. In this guide, we will highlight some of the finest tourist destinations, eateries, and confectionery stores tailored for individuals visiting Otaru for the first time.
Please share your preferences with us, and we will customize a six-hour itinerary that best suits your desires!
Note1: To design your personalized itinerary, choose your preferred spots from a list provided in the tour details.
Note2: The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification, issued by the Japanese government, necessitates a comprehensive and deep understanding of Japanese culture and history.
- This is a walking tour. Pick up is on foot.
Location
Otaru Canal
Minatomachi,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Happiness65512376152
Feb 3, 2024
Nostalgic Otaru town - Guide Name: Kumiko Nakamura
Enjoyed every little bits and things Otaru has to offer because of Kumiko. Very pleasant Lady, cheerful, educational and helpful!
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Rachel_s
Dec 29, 2023
Tailored just for me :) - Akiko researched a tour specifically for me, which was great! She adapted for the very cold weather and helped with ordering vegetarian food. All this made it a very pleasant and interesting day - thank you, Akiko!
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879akirat
Aug 8, 2023
Most enthusiastic guide ever - Our guide, Roy-san, were an absolute expert in every Japanese thing, from history, culture, religion, to cuisine. My mom and I enjoyed talking to him on the way, asking questions about basically everything we hadn't yet understood. Because of his expertise and enthusiasm, I'm even more certain about exploring Buddhism and Shintoism in my sophomore year.
The fact that Roy-san have worked in many areas (as a city official for example) also added to the experience. The whole day, we almost thought we walked with an inspector checking through the cities, as Roy-san showed us so many beautiful details (plants, foods, sights) and he basically knew what they were the moment we saw them.
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I2245edjimb
Jun 18, 2023
Our Guide Was Fantastic - When we booked this tour, we knew nothing about Otaru or what sites we should visit. Our guide, Michiko, contacted us days before the tour to learn about the types of sites/activities that we enjoy and she planned from there.
Once we arrived, she made the day extremely comfortable and provided us with a great experience. She was extraordinarily knowledgeable and provided us with a great overview of the history and current use of each site we visited. She arranged for all of our transportation, so the we could make the most of the day. She even found a great local restaurant where we could experience the local food culture (it only had 7 seats) while still offering enough variety to satisfy our picky American eaters.
We had an absolutely fantastic day! Domo arigatozaimasu, Michiko!
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Luxtravelcat
Jun 18, 2023
Awesome day in Otaru - Our guide, Katsuko, was wonderful with our large group of 9. She even prepared booklets for us with lots of useful information on Otaru. She was very upbeat, friendly, and spoke great English. She told us about the major highlights of the city and made sure we didn’t rush through any spots. We enjoyed our day in Otaru and are grateful to Katsuko for her time with us!
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Terrylool
Jun 7, 2023
2023 Otaru visit - Town was beautiful and blissful. Michiko our guide was very helpful and knowledgeable... 5 stars review for her!
Wouldn't mind coming back during winter!
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Genkime123
Feb 8, 2023
Awesome - Our guide, Kenji-san, excellently explained to us the historical significance of Otaru in Japan. He was also very patient with our group whenever we stop by to look at shops.
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