Otaru City Can Be Looked over on Hill with Proper Height -Asahi Observatory in Otaru-

Asahi Observatory (旭展望台) is on a hill with about 190 m in height, and visitors can look over Otaru city here. The visitors turn right in front of the Otaru Commercial High School (小樽商業高校) and advance to a road and reach to the Asahi Observatory. There is a monument of Takiji Kobayashi (小林多喜二) related to the Otaru near the observatory. It is famous as a night view spot, too. There are a restroom and benches on a parking lot. Admission free. The parking lot is free of charge.

Asahi Observatory Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Asahi Observatory

Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations around Asahi Observatory.

Otaru Guest House(小樽ゲストハウス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaru Villa Mount Tengu(小樽ヴィラマウンテング)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaru Tenguyama Honkan(小樽天狗山 本館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaru Tenguyama Sanrokukan(小樽天狗山 山麓館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
emina backpackers(えみな バックパッカーズ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

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A page of Otaru is here