Otaru is a small coastal town, about 70 minutes via local train from Niseko (Kutchan) or a little shorter from Sapporo. I was expecting a typical fishing town, perhaps a little run down and worn from the unforgiving coastal winds. To my surprise, Otaru has some of the best cafes and confectionary shops. They are seriously good - big, modern spaces that turned out really good tarts, soft serve ice cream, cheese biscuits, cream puffs and more. Don't miss out on visiting
Le Tao Pathos for sample treats of their famous double fromage, cheese biscuits and mini chocolate 'pyramids'.
It must be the famously high-quality Hokkaido milk that makes all dairy products taste so good!!
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| Kitakaro - cream puff heaven |
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| Custard oozing out... |
Otaru is also famous for fishcakes. We stopped by
Kamaei and tried their satsuma fishcakes. Even my companion, who is not particularly fond of fishcakes, actually liked it a lot!!
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| Fish cakes counter at Kamaei |
