Tranquil and blanketed in pristine white snow, the Japanese city of Otaru serves as the backdrop of a popular 1995 romance blockbuster that continues to bring starry-eyed travelers to the region every ...

By Jethro IbilekeA group known as the Concerned Law Students of the Faculty of Law, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, has petitioned the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Council of Legal ...

OTARU, Hokkaido--In an apparent "rebellion" at an aquarium here, penguins on a diving platform ignored the instructions of a keeper, who motioned to them to jump into water. They also refused to ride ...

If you go sightseeing in Otaru, raise a toast with Otaru Beer! The Otaru Warehouse No. 1, a solid, old structure along the Otaru Canal, has been transformed into a brewery that makes German beer by ...

Otaru is a small city located in Hokkaido Prefecture and you can get there in around thirty minutes from Sapporo Station, using the rapid line. The city has a modern, but nostalgic feel to it and many ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. After we pass the third glassware shop within 100 metres I turn to our guide, Tosh, who reads my ...

OTARU, Hokkaido--After sunset, the city’s renowned Otaru Canal takes on a magical ambience, courtesy of 10,000 blue LED lights. The Blue Canal illumination event runs until Jan. 31 along a roughly 300 ...

Known as Hokkaido’s "Canal Town,” Otaru is famous for sushi and other seafood. In fact, Otaru has not only seafood but noodles such as ramen and fried noodles. It was invented in the late 1950s at a ...

Trying to figure out the best way to travel from Sapporo to Otaru? The good news: it’s one of Hokkaido’s easiest city-to-seaside runs, and you’ve got choices. The JR train is usually the fastest and ...