Otaru This & That

Muginowa Otaru

Muginowa Otaru

Muginowa Otaru, first opened as Otaru Bagel Factory in 2005, is the first shop specializing in bagel in Otaru. The bagel of this shop is made from Hokkaido flour with salt, sugar, yeast and Otaru's quality water as ingredients.

It comes in several different flavor, and sandwiches; smoked salmon +cream cheese, BLT, egg+lettuce+ bacon, liver paste+cabbage+ tomato are available, too. The bagel is big and chewy, so a sandwich is substancial enough as a meal.

The shop is on Yuragi Street which leads to Jozankei. From JR Asari Station, go up the road to Route 5.

Steep Slope Sisters

Steep Slope Sisters

Otaru in Hokkaido has a sister city in New Zealand. It is Dunedin in South Island.

Dunedin and Otaru have many things in common. One of them is that both cities are hilly and have many steep slopes. Dunedin has the world's steepest street called Baldwin Street. Its inclination is 38 degrees. I wonder if there is any slope in Otaru to cope with Baldwin Street.

Too Early Trimming

Too Early Trimming

Autumn leaves are really beautiful, but sometimes can be a nuisance once they fall on the streets.

Here in Otaru Hokkaido, howerver, it is a shame that ginkgo trees, along the street stretching from Sumiyoshi Shrine, have been trimmed before their leaves get golden yellow. Did they trim to avoid the trouble of clearing the fallen leaves?

Be that as it may, one of Otaru's seasonal beauties seems to be taken away because of this too early trimming...

Autumn colors in Otaru

It is getting quite cold early in the morning and at night here in Otaru Hokkaido. The difference of the temperature daytime and night makes autumnal tints so brilliant.

Otaru's autumn colors will be at their best soon. How about visiting one of Asari hot springs, where you can enjoy nice hot spring while viewing beautiful autumn colors of Hokkaido.

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