Sakaimachi Street
堺町通り
An old street running about 900 m south of the canal, where Meiji and Taisho-era stone merchant houses now hold glassware, music box, sweets, and seafood shops.
Sakaimachi Street is Otaru's busiest sightseeing shopping street. It runs about 900 m from near the canal to Fairy Tale Crossing. Many stone warehouses and merchant houses from the Meiji to early Showa periods still line the street. They now house Kitaichi Glass, Rokkatei, LeTAO, glass and music box specialty shops, and stalls selling seafood donburi and grilled scallops, so you can eat as you stroll. Most shops open around 09:00 to 18:00, and some close early in the evening. Getting there: it's about a 7-minute walk from JR Minami-Otaru Station, or you can walk down from the canal. In winter the road ices over, so wear non-slip shoes.
Opening hours
Shops approx. 9:00 am–6:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Kitaichi Glass No.3
- Marchen Crossing & LeTAO Main Store
- Otaru Sushi Street
- Otaru Music Box Museum
- Nitori Otaru Art Base
- Bank of Japan Otaru Museum
- Otaru Beer Otaru Warehouse No.1
- Otaru Canal