page_title: Otaru
hierarchical_section_title: Otaru
caption_attribution_description: English: Images from top, left to right: Top left - Otaru Canal Top right - The Bank of Japan Otaru Museum Middle right 1 - Glass Works in Otaru Middle right 2 - Temiya old railway line Bottom - Vista from Mount Tengu All images are my own works.
context_page_description: Otaru is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, northwest of Sapporo. The city faces the Ishikari Bay, and has long served as the main port of the bay. With its many historical buildings, Otaru is a popular tourist destination. Because it is a 25-minute drive from Sapporo, it has recently grown as a bedroom community.
  As of 31 July 2019, the city has an estimated population of 115,333 and a population density of 474.37 persons per km². The total area is 243.13 km². Although it is the largest city in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, the subprefecture's capital is the more centrally located Kutchan.
context_section_description: Otaru (小樽市, Otaru-shi) is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, northwest of Sapporo. The city faces the Ishikari Bay, and has long served as the main port of the bay. With its many historical buildings, Otaru is a popular tourist destination. Because it is a 25-minute drive from Sapporo, it has recently grown as a bedroom community.
  As of 31 July 2019, the city has an estimated population of 115,333 and a population density of 474.37 persons per km² (1,228.6 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 243.13 km² (93.87 sq mi). Although it is the largest city in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, the subprefecture's capital is the more centrally located Kutchan.
caption: Top left: Otaru Canal
  
  Top right: The Bank of Japan Otaru Museum
  
  Middle right 1: - Glass Works in Otaru
  
  Middle right 2: - Temiya old railway line
  
  
  Bottom: - Vista from Mount Tengu
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