Otaru Rickshaw Tour

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. iconic scenery of Otaru

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2. north part of Otaru canal

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3. visit inside the old post office

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4. old rail tracks

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5. small alley

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6. The most popular bridge in Otaru! From here you have a fantastic view on the Otaru canal lined with the old warehouses.

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7. A quick stroll through the Otaru Marina, a vital part of the fishing town Otaru.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 90 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Great rickshaw experience

  Fun and informative! Toshi our rickshaw operator was friendly, informative and fun😊 I would highly recommend this activity

  Liane_CSeptember 2026via Viator

• 5We loved our rickshaw tour thru Sun, rain and even Hail!

  We loved our rickshaw ride even though the weather was highly variable. Our guide took great care of us thru chilly sunny weather, rain, and even about 1/2 inch of hail! Our guide (Yota?) was very lively and fun, sharing interesting facts about Otaru, both past and present. We couldn’t have asked for a nicer fellow and would highly recommend this activity.

  erinmX4644BJOctober 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5Fun rickshaw experience

  The ride stays around the canal area and stops for photos and site descriptions. Our guide, Toshi, was wonderful, warm, and welcoming and filled us in on Otaru’s interesting history. Absolutely recommend.

  Charles_SOctober 2025via Viator

• 5We are very happy to visit Otaru. It was most enjoyable. We had a great lunch.

  We went on a rickshaw tour on 7 May 2025. Our guide was Taichi. He was a very good guide. Friendly and cheerful. He was knowledgeable. He took beautiful pictures. Arigatou.

  georgemfooMay 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5A great tour

  A very interesting hour spent with a knowledgeable and friendly guide who showed us the the sites of Otaru in an unusual way

  christinejohn11May 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5An excellent way to see Otaru

  We took the 90 minute rickshaw ride with Koto as our driver. Koto was a lovely and polite young man with excellent (self-taught) English. He gave us a very informative ride around Otaru, which gave us a great feel for the city for when we walked around later. It was pretty cold, but the seat warmers and blankets kept us warm. We'd recommend this tour for anyone coming to Otaru who fancies going something different.

  Tony_RApril 2025via Viator

Know before you go

How it compares in Otaru

• Its from-price is 76% below the median of the 24 experiences we list in Otaru.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 24.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Otaru

Otaru is a canal port on Hokkaido's west coast, with old stone warehouses, glassworks, music boxes and a street of sushi restaurants.

Otaru grew rich in the late nineteenth century as a herring and shipping port, and the stone warehouses along its canal, now cafés, galleries and shops, date from that time. Gas lamps line the canal at dusk, and Sakaimachi Street, with its Meiji-era banks and glass shops, runs inland. Outside the Otaru Music Box Museum stands a steam clock that vents steam and sounds a whistle.

Top-ranked sights in Otaru: Otaru Canal, Mt. Tengu (Tenguyama).

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