Perhaps you are an owner of a yacht visiting Otaru or simply a visitor wishing to enjoy a cruise or two during your stay here…Otaru Port Marina is certainly the place to be. The port here is an ideal spot to dock your vessel with the availability of maintenance services as well as boat tours for leisure travellers lodged close by.
Maintenance services
Otaru Port Marina provides a fuelling station selling duty-free diesel and high-octane gasoline for vessels. Water and electricity are available at each berth, some providing electricity at 100V/30A and others at 200V/50A. Visitor’s vessels are allowed to use the ramp and crane to lift the vessel or loads out of the water and back into the water. Furthermore, vessel owners can keep their boats in tip-top shape with the help of skilled staff at the Maintenance Shop.
Onshore facilities
For a bit of entertainment onshore, within the premises of Otaru Port Marina are several things to do. You could store your belonging in the storage facility and head over to the shop for some retail therapy. If you feel like a snack, grab one at the café with a cuppa. Freshen up with a shower in the shower rooms, use the laundry and even set up a BBQ during your time here.
Boat tours
Explore the beauty of the seaside of Otaru on a cruise ranging from 1.5 hours to 3 hours long. Discover the different formations of limestone rocks in the ocean and the Shakotan Peninsular on board a speed boat or yacht. Visitors can also experience a yacht ride like no other by learning to steer the vessel and lower the sails with guidance from an expert crew. For a bit of romance, opt for the sunset cruise to observe the sunset over the Sea of Japan.
Places to stay
If you are visiting Otaru on your road trip and wish to stay close by, you can select the best hotel in Hokkaido just for you. Properties like Grand Park Otaru offer a grand view of the Otaru Port and easy access to the Otaru Port Marina and other significant attractions in the city as well.
