Otaru Canal is where you can bank on beautiful sights

Once a bustling canal, now one of Hokkaido's most photographed spots. Otaru Unga, otherwise known as Otaru Canal, is one of the most popular spots in the seaside city of Otaru, and is particularly beautiful during the winter time.

Regardless of the season or the angle, this canal is a great place to take some travel snaps, the view can get even better when you hop on a boat and take a tour down the canal.

 

Otaru and the canal are dotted with these beautiful old warehouses made from local stone.

 

Beautiful lights coupled with the snow in winter makes the place seem like a scene from a storybook!

 

Boat ride down the canal.