NIPPON Kichi - 日本吉

2007/6/4

小樽 オタモイ海岸 Otaru Otamoi-kaigan Otamoi Coast

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Otamoi Coast is a scenic spot in the northern part of Otaru City in Hokkaido. It is a part of Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru-Beach Quasi-National Park and counted as one of the 8 Scenic Spots in Otaru. The word “otamoi” means “a cove with sand beach,” but there is no sign of what its name shows. Today, it is a rocky shore with sheer cliffs towering at the edge of the ocean. The promenade is built on top pf the 200 cliffs, where you can enjoy viewing this dynamic seascape. In summer, people come for swimming and fishing. It is also famous as the practice area for rock climbing.

The area around the coast has been called “Hakuja-no-tani (White Snake Valley) since the ancient times, and the adjacent cove was considered as a holy place, where Otamoi Jizo is enshrined.

In the early Showa period (1926-1989), there was an amusement part called “Otamoi Amusement Park” here. The promenade was arranged from Japanese restaurant Ryugu-kaku, which looked very much like Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto, to Otamoi Jizo, along which the play equipment area, Benten-do Hall and the music hall were provided. Being called the finest amusement park in northern Japan, a large number of people visited this place. It was closed after the restaurant was destroyed by fire in 1952.

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Omotai, Otaru, Hokkaido
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Otamoi Coast
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0134-32-4111




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