While the Otaru Canal Cruise usually operates with bench seats, we will operate a boat specially equipped with kotatsu in cooperation with “Goudou Kaisha Otaru Canal Boat,” an Otaru Canal cruising company. On board the boat, you can stay warm and cozy in a kotatsu even in the harsh Otaru winter. During the approximately 40-minute cruise, you can spend an elegant time surrounded by the snowy scenery of the retro cityscape to your heart’s content.
The Otaru Canal is an exotic place lined with historical buildings, such as those made of stately wood and stone. This program will be held in the evening when the canal is illuminated after sunset. The fantastic scenery created by the historical buildings covered in snow and the warm lights of the gas lamps is a beauty that can only be seen in winter.
Participants will enjoy the popular “Brownie Baton Pie” on board, an exclusive item sold only at the New Chitose Airport store of “Nouvelle Vague LeTAO Chocolatier.” It is a warm dessert consists of a smooth, melt-in-your-mouth brownie with the aroma of Darjeeling tea, wrapped in a buttery pie. Furthermore, it will be paired with LeTAO’s “Otaru no Kaori” tea, which has an elegant aroma of orange and strawberry.