Snowy Street Food Tour in Otaru Canal City, Hokkaido Japan

Join Shizuka Anderson as she explores the winter wonderland of Otaru City, one of Hokkaido’s most historic and scenic port cities, located just west of Sapporo. She eats her way through seven of the city’s most standout cafes, food stalls, and eateries to find the most representative dishes of Otaru, Hokkaido.

Being Japan’s #1 producer of milk, Hokkaido is indisputably the best place to enjoy treats made with dairy products, from soft serve to cheesecakes. LeTAO in Otaru is a must-visit for sweet-lovers, serving some of the finest confections using the prefecture’s local dairy. And that’s not all… Shizuka also tries one of the prefecture’s famous dishes, Jingisukan or “Genghis Khan,” a grilled mutton or lamb dish; this time, uniquely packaged in a portable nikuman (steamed meat bun).

FEATURED FOODS
-Awayuki pudding (290 yen)
-Amazake (fermented rice drink; literally “sweet sake”) (290 yen)
-Oshiruko soup (sweet bean soup with mochi) (380 yen)
-Kaniman (crab bun) (450 yen)
-Genghis Khan Man (mutton meat bun) (450 yen)
-Santa’s Beard (soft serve on cantaloupe) (1500 yen)
-Sea urchin rice bowl (4500 yen)
-LeTAO “Double Fromage” cheesecake (1430 yen per set)
-LeTAO cheese tart

LOCATIONS:
Denuki-Koji 出抜小路
1 Chome-1 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0031

Cafe Wadou 和風じぇらーと 和どう
〒047-0032 Hokkaido, Otaru, 1, 稲穂３丁目１５−７

Unga Ya 運河家
1 Chome-1-12 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0031

Popura Farm ポプラファーム
1 Chome-1 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0031

Triangle Market 三角市場
3 Chome-10-16 Inaho, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0032

Takeda Sengyo Ten　武田鮮魚店
Chome-10-16 Inaho, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0032

LeTAO ルタオ
7-16 Sakaimachi, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0027

TIMELINE
00:00 Intro
01:03 Denuki-Koji
01:25 Cafe Wadou
04:28 Unga Ya
06:45 Popura Farm
08:25 Triangle Market
09:26 Takeda Sengyo Ten
11:50 LeTAO
15:07 Outro

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🎬 CREDITS:
HOST » Shizuka Anderson
DIRECTOR » Esteban Haga
VIDEO EDITOR » Esteban Haga
PRODUCER » Serkan Toso

[europak]

I love it when shizuka says “Oooouuuuhhhh”. Its the cutest thing. =)

[SharingtheRoad]

Japan in the winter looks absolutely *MAGICAL* and we want to visit Japan so badly! Looks like there is so much to see (and taste) when visiting, really well done video! 😊 🇯🇵

[subaman]

Way to represent Canada in Japan. I have the same mittens back from the 2010 Olympics. Love your videos. You are my favorite food vlogger on YouTube. Keep up the good work!

[alexn]

Thank you for braving the elements and providing such a great video.

[TheKGBtsar]

Those steamed buns looked so good I almost had to stop watching

[radlif]

Otaru is definitely one of my fondest trip in Japan

[InsigniaNIX]

I love all these videos and tours! Shizuka is ultra! Much love and respect from Toronto, Canada!

[tvr]

love the positive energy in the snowy background of some traditional Japanese shops!

[panathenaea]

Feeling 2010 Vancouver Olympic pride (although those gloves look post olympics)

Just love this series so much.

[mrmorellb]

I miss Otaru and Japan in general! Wishing we could travel again!

[Deyonyong]

Thanks for the video! Really helped me decide to go here.

[calnative]

That uni bowl looks fantastic that is my favorite whenever I get sushi or sashimi 🍣 I say it every time, Shizuka you are always fantastic. I really enjoy these videos and wish I was there, Japanese food is my favorite.

[mnmaddict]

It's never too cold to eat ice cream!

[graze]

Cudos to you and your crew for filming in that blizzard! It gave a great view of Japan we don't get to see very often.

[dominichill]

Very good video, I enjoyed the whole 15 minutes of the video.

[johnc]

Beautiful town. Thanks for exploring it and showing it to us. Hope my wife and I can come back to Japan later in 2022! (I've been to Japan seven wonderful times over several decades: two military, four work, one vacation). Will try to travel north this time.

[snbd]

Hi from new zealand shaz, always look forward to watching your show, was worried you were going to turn into a snow woman by the end of the show.

[Bad_Karma]

As always a great shizuka vlog
Love the light flurries
What no ice-cream ? Shizuka being Canadian should have no problem having some ! Unless it is -20 at time of filming ? 😉
Santa’s beard looked delicious

[meat_loves_wasabi]

So generous with the Uni… here it will cost about $100 for that amount of Japanese Uni

[shinobukimetsu]

Wow that Sea Urchin Looks IncrediBOWL!!