Amazing Foods & Attractions of Otaru (Hokkaido, Japan)

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INFORMATION:
Shirokuma Shokudo (lunch)
3-6-3 Otaru, Ironai, Hokkaido
Phone: [phone]
Open 11-3pm, 5-10 pm
Kinsho Korokke
4-15 Sakaimachi, Otaru, Hokkaido
Phone: [phone]
Kitakaro (cream puff, desserts)
7-22 Sakaimachi, Otaru, Hokkaido
Phone: [phone]
Open 9am-6:30 pm daily
www.kitakaro.com/
Narutoya (Fried Chicken)
1-1-17, Ironai,Otaru-city, Hokkaido
Phone [phone]
www.naruto-ya.com/
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[@kevinfutamachi4052]

My next trip to Japan I want to spend most of my time in Northern Japan. Mainly Hokkaido and Iwate prefecture, my grandpa was from Morioka and I got to take a short trip there last summer. Hokkaido looks amazing! 👍🏻😊❤️

[@dennistani1986]

I plan on spending some time up there this summer, looks like a great place to visit.

[@takachan1870]

I am from Home of Zangi (Kushiro/釧路) !! It is said that the name "Zangi" is taken from a Chinese word "炸鶏" (meaning fried chicken). However, we actually use the word Zangi for anything deep fried, such as TAKO-ZANGI (deep fried octopus). I would say that Karaage and Zangi are pretty much the same, but Zangi is usually flavoured w/ a lot of ginger and soy sauce.

[@darianroscoe1017]

Next time I fry a chicken will marinade it in ginger and garlic. The sound of the crunch made me hungry. This is going to be one of my favorite episodes. Thank you for letting us come along!

[@Rotdany]

Hi Guys! After seeing your video, my partner and I went based on your recommendations and we were SOOOO pleased!! I enjoyed the meal so much and would like to say a big thank you! One of the best places I have ever eaten at. We are from New Zealand and it was definitely a big highlight of our trip. Again, arigatou gozaimasu!

[@coffeeandpeach]

My japanese teacher is from Hokkaido! Man i can't stop watching your videos, you two are so cute together and nice. I really like how you treat eachother and aaaall the awesome things you show us!!! Love youuuuu and greetings from germany ❤️

[@MrHaraback]

The karaage chicken you guys had the end is the BEST!!! When I went I went back 2x after to get more. The ginger in it is soooooo oishi!!!

[@IAmKaitHearMeRoar]

I've been watching so many of your videos recently and I just wanted to say your videos make me so happy! I don't make much Japanese food but you inspire me to try many different things, thank you! Sending love from England UK

[@TabiEats]

Thank YOU for watching our videos. We really appreciate the nice comments! :)

[@raraei]

I’m in Otaru right now and I used this video to plan our meals. Thank you TabiEats 🙏

[@avilamarcy4640]

I watch your videos because you're both very kind, and soothing. Thank you for always being authentic. As well as very helpful. My son wants to visit Japan in the near future.

[@elizabethp2383]

love the music boxes! what a unique place to visit! loved this trip! enjoyed every moment along with you

[@scarletskies88]

This video just made me SO hungry!! ..... and it also made me miss Japan. AHH! :)

[@myronkotaishi2536]

GREAT video!!! You have to know that a lot of Greek fans love your videos! Winter for ever! Otaru for ever! Hokkaido for ever! Japan for ever! We love you guys! Myron

[@TabiEats]

aww thank you. I(shinichi) used to visit Athens quite often when I was younger and I fell in love with the food and culture there. I also found the people to be very friendly. thanks!

[@londonpelen9157]

Hi guy's enjoy the view is awesome thanks for sharing this video thanks stay safe God BLESS to all of u

[@Juanelo1946]

Guys, thanks for another fun-filled, food-filled day! Oh, how I wish I could have a cream puff!!! Thanks for taking us along with you!

[@KenshoQuest]

My mouth was watering at those cream puffs when we visited Otaru. I wanted to try one soooo bad! But we don't eat gluten. We did find some delicious gluten-free cream puffs in Sapporo.

[@Shokupan982]

Otaru's such a quaint town! Thanks for showing us the sites and treats in Hokkaido.

[@TabiEats]

It's certainly our pleasure. and thanks always for watching our videos friend! You rock!

[@desireeskumachan]

Using your video as a guide when I visit Hokkaido in 2020 later. Thank you so much for such an in depth vlog

[@jcnforonda]

Amazing guide to otaru! I'm looking forward to visiting the northern part of Japan next time!

[@TabiEats]

Definitely visit Otaru. It's really a beautiful place.

[@belitega]

seeing you guys travel it's a delight. wow 😆😆 many beautiful things. for me Otaru looks like an old European town. the view at the canal was amazing at day and night. those big cream puff looked delicious 😋😋😋 I've never seen cream puffs so big like those.😱😱😱 the music box museum was amazing, those owls were so cute. 😍😍😍and lastly the crunchy chicken, delicious 😋😋😋😋 you seen have had a wonderful time in this trip. greetings from Nicaragua 😊😊😊

[@TabiEats]

Thanks so much for coming along with us!

[@TakahashiTakami]

Thank you for posting this. I'm taking a trip next year in February to see the winter festivals in Hokkaido, and one of our places that we visit, is Otaru. This makes me even more excited. Otaru looks like a nice, quiet, and peaceful city.

[@helenbarber5171]

So beautiful I loved watching it one day we will come to Japan for a trip one day

[@therealParisHilton]

you should have posted this video in the beginning of autumn/ winter, I don't know why but while watching the video, the snow, the music box shop and the other shops and the cream buff dessert coupled with the great music/ soundtrack in the background I suddenly felt winter shivers I could almost smell cinnamon and apple in the air and I was confused! is it winter or is it summer. anyway great video as usual

[@spudstwin]

ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! Im so jealous everything looks so good!! Once again thanks for another great video.

[@TabiEats]

As always thank YOU for watching! Cheers!

[@chantalejessica]

Im currently in hokkaido, just arrived here this afternoon, the ramen in here is so amazing

[@TabiEats]

Hope you are enjoying your time there.

[@u2onair11]

Maple milk sounds delicious!

[@nanaphoenixadam]

Exploring Otaru. I've been waiting long for this vid. Great content. Thanks for showing us arnd Otaru. & the zinga looks tasty!! Oishi.

[@TabiEats]

We have a couple more videos of Hokkaido so stay tuned. Thanks for watching!

[@genevieveloh8922]

I wish i had seen your video before i travelled to hakkaido last year. I didn't eat any of these food you have featured. Especially the cream puff.....i almost can taste it from the way you eat it.....🤣🤣😋😋. Keep posting more travel videos. You two are great.

[@erinuber2881]

What a great video! Otaru looks like a wonderful place to visit. The food looks fantastic! It seems like the only disappointment was the croquette, and it seems like it wasn't bad - just not as outstanding as you hoped it might be. All of the rest of the food looked really great! I guess, as you said, the only sad thing is that you couldn't try all the foods you wanted. That just means you have to go back again one day. :-) Thanks for sharing your trip with us!

[@myronkotaishi2536]

....so Beautiful things to see and to eat! mmmhhh i am already very hungry!!! Super video!!!

[@TabiEats]

so happy you enjoyed this.

[@CherylKCherylsHomeCookingshow]

Looks like a beautiful place..... thanks for showing us around

[@TabiEats]

thanks for coming along with us!

[@PianoViolin13]

What deliciousness! Lovely video! Cream puff place has got me itching to book a flight ticket. So great to hear about historical places like this!

[@PianoViolin13]

oh and the music box place! I'd be happy teddy bear there!

[@Taralynn70]

Seriously charming area, love the canals so much!! The colorful boats were lovely, you really have an eye for what is beautiful in our surroundings. And that chicken looked amazing!!!

[@chubipower]

I shouldnt be watching this at midnight. stomach growling... but it's making me more excited to try all the nice food there!

[@jackdonachy9906]

Excellent video! The food looks great! Crunch! Now we're hungry!

[@averagetraveller]

YOU GUYS ARE MAKING ME HUNGRY. LOVE YOUR VIDEO!!!! THIS MAKE ME WANT TO GO TO HOKKAIDO EVEN MORE. THANK YOU! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. CHEERS

[@culinaryzest]

I love your vlogs so much :D

[@jarles6667]

that shot of the seagull by the canal was great camera work. Shinichi your description of the taste of all the food you try really enhances the experience of the video. These videos keep getting better and better. great job shooting and editing guys. This was extremely enjoyable to watch.

[@TabiEats]

aww thanks so much! So happy you enjoyed this video!!!

[@elsalisa146]

This is my favourite so far... Hokkaido or Otaru. Seems magical.

[@IphysKitchen]

Amazing food

[@feslenraster]

10:00-10:03 did I just hear the woman in the background speak Mandarin? ;)..and WOW the antique music box was huge! must be for mansions, the collection was pretty thanks for showing them to us guys. oh wow, nighttime was pretty too. wow the 17:11 sakutto...stoppppppppppppp!

[@alliemollie]

Otaru is such a quaint little town. I ate a ton of good food there but those cream puffs were absolutely my fave! I went to the same store as u did but also tried the shop next to it (which wasn't that good). So what is your favorite town in Hokkaido? Hakodate?

[@starfood]

I'm going to otaru soon and I'm going to eat what you guys ate!

[@cuddly1971]

Such a great video! I really like your reports, and always feel very inspired by them. I learn something new everytime. This is what i love to do, while going to different places, check out the local food. I have a list, thanks to your channel!, what we'll be checking out on our next adventure. Next trip we'll be going to Tokyo, after seeing you Hokkaido reports we'll plan a trip there next time! We'll be checking out the Yanaka area after seeing your video on it. Thanks for your videos, looking forward to the next one!

[@TabiEats]

We are planning a Tokyo series, which should be starting sometime in August so stay tuned!

[@user-zg3ow3qi2w]

Otatu has a very interesting architecture. It seems to me that I saw this houses and streets in Miyazaki cartoons.

[@kayebakos9991]

yummy food!!! I think I gained weight just watching! hahahah..thank you for posting your videos; i love them!

[@chloe1-2-3-4-5]

I've never heard of "Mountain Wasabi" before, so cool! Also, when I was in Japan I pretty much lived for cream puffs, so whenever I see them I get nostalgic and slightly nauseous (I ate far too many :P).

[@missymason3850]

These guys are just awesome....interesting fun culture and educational. :)

[@TheJohnwilson566]

I love the music boxes

[@christinaperez8381]

I was so jealous about the custard cream puff pastries😩 desserts are my weakness. I loved the beautiful music boxes too. Did you guys buy a music box?😍🎼💕 Otaru seems like a lovely place.

[@TabiEats]

Desserts are MY weakness! (Shinichi)

[@mauroecida]

Hello, I´m from Brasil, São Paulo City. I love your´s videos. Beautifuls places and delicious foods. Congratulations.

[@Thaeru2113]

I enjoy your content so much! It always gives me more ideas about where to go when I visit Japan next year! :)

[@TabiEats]

So happy you are enjoying our videos. We are planning a Tokyo series very soon. Stay tuned!

[@Thaeru2113]

Ohhhh that would be awsome! I will definitely look forward to it

[@rhyndawatson4173]

So jealous of that crunch lol

[@varisasupsook1971]

beautiful city

[@crisibella3461]

Lovely everywhere 😍

[@prasertsriciucevich7967]

looks like German town..... beautiful place... great job guys

[@wuts4eat1]

What nice and serene places you guys visited. So calm and peaceful. I would really like to try the thing you guys had for lunch! I've never heard of anything like that before.

[@TabiEats]

That lunch was really amazing. It was something we've never tried before, but now I'm craving it again. Never had beef taste so good.

[@wuts4eat1]

I really want to taste that now!! But I have a feeling I'm not going to find that here in the states ):

[@faizalhergyveiga7019]

+TabiEats Thanks for sharing this lovely video :D OMG! I really love the music that starts around 1:30 minute mark Can you please tell us which amazing song is that?

[@Manas999_9]

thank you.

[@letishaluster7800]

yum yum yum

[@mayzilla25]

I was so excited for you to experience Otaru! I wish I could go back in time to experience it for the first time again~ I wonder if the mysterious custard flavor was something like Cointreau? My mother uses orange liqueur for her choux cream recipe : )

[@TabiEats]

You know, that could be it. It was fruity and had a very light liqueur taste. Can't explain it because it was so subtle. Delicious though.

[@cafezo87934]

I always have to turn down the volume but yeah so much yummy food. all I know about Hokkaido is they're known for milk and it's cold there. looks like a fun place to visit though.

[@TabiEats]

Sorry about that. We are changing our music for those videos so you won't have to deal with that much longer. sorry!

[@annalgam]

omg The cream puffs look amazing! waaaah, I don't care for cream puffs but I'd totally eat those. xD Ahhhhh, and the crunch of that karaage... T_T It makes me hungry! haha Thanks for sharing this video! :)

[@cm3655]

So beautiful place

[@TabiEats]

One of the most beautiful places we've been to.

[@ColinsTimetoBake]

number 1 croquette! yaaaay! Who can say if it really is... LOOK AT ALL THOSE CAKES! I hope you make those, or have made them before. I would love to try to make them for sure. Really are some ornate music boxes, and SO MANY! It is such a pretty city.

[@TabiEats]

Oh gosh, those cakes were just too good to be true! We could only try two, but omg they were amazing!

[@ColinsTimetoBake]

they looked amazing

[@libniacevedo]

omg i want to cry T_T I want that fried chicken so badly!!! Btw Otaru looks so romantic at night

[@just_a_saeu88]

omg!! I want to visit Hokkaido!! xD

[@nubient]

Had an amazing meal in Otaru at a new restaurant called COELACANTH

[@ryuken7999]

I just came back from hokkaido on March. I had also visited otaru too,if I got a chance to go there again, I won't go on March. It's not so beautiful with dirty snow around there.

[@mumugung3393]

very nice. I hope i'm not late to comment here...

[@antediluvianclockwork9769]

Cool video. B-roll got a bit weird at times though. A little bit heavy on the baby slumber music.

[@cvodb]

Wow, the zangi. Can I get that in Sapporo, or do I have to travel to Otaru?

[@LilDeb]

I never understood my mother’s love of fried chicken until I went to Otaru.

[@60frederick]

I am afraid of coming to Japan because of all those delicious meals.... I will have to pay overweight fee on the way back..... What should I do??

[@libertystatueof2916]

Frederick König, All the food in Japan are very healthy plus you will be walk a lot no need to worry you will be getting fat during your trip haha

[@Underneaththebottle]

Otaru looks very laidback and chill. Did you guys take the new shinkansen to hokkaido?

[@TabiEats]

actually we took a local train that took us three days to get there! Here's our playlist!

[@Amaimask243]

Japanese movie Love Letter brought me here

[@edwinwin8629]

Hi Satoshi and Shinichi, is there a nice gyutoro flakes rice restaurant in Tokyo? We are going to Tokyo but no plan for Hokkaido as it's quite short journey. thanks ^ ^

[@MrLuxord1209]

Man I can't believe I missed soo much good food while I was there. Have you tried the snow royal ice cream? or jingis khan at yozora jingis khan? If you have the chance then come to sendai! I'll be happy to show you some good places to eat.

[@TabiEats]

No and no. I can't believe we missed those. But we did try jingis khan at daruma, which is coming up this week or next. Oh You live in Sendai! Oh yes, we'd love to visit! If we do, you have to promise to introduce us to some good eats!

[@MrLuxord1209]

Gotcha! I'll be sure to bring you guys to some of my favorite cow tongue(牛タン）, and other good eateries( sendai is not only gyu-tan). As long as you come in the next 2 years I should be able to guide you around!

[@LisaTigressHardy]

Sapporo Hokkaido is where my mom is from! :O

[@xiaorishu]

Ah ..so ..hungry .. xD

[@chibikabaCooking]

北海道名物！山わさびですね～（＾＾）我が家では毎日食卓に並びます♪すり下ろす時は、むせ返るのですブホッ！ヴォホッ！って（笑）水分が足りないのが特徴ですよね！でも最高に美味しいです！小樽も、まだこの時期、浜風が寒かったでしょう～（＞＜）是非、私の得意のザンギも食べて欲しかったなぁ～Ｗザンギと唐揚げの違いは、ザンギはニンニクとショウガが何て言ったって強いのがザンギよ♪

[@TabiEats]

山わさびですね～。美味しかったです。なるほど水分が足りない・・普通のわさびは水々しいですもんね。この日、前々日までのぽかぽか陽気が吹っ飛んで再び雪だったんですね。寒かったです。でも、北海道らしくて好き。ザンギは、ニンニクショウガが強いんですね！あ、そうだ！chibikabaさんのザンギのレシピ動画、ありましたね！それで作ってみます！

[@anicedan90]

Jesus! The dolls montage gave me the creeps with that music lol I felt they were staring right through my soul.

[@TabiEats]

Yes, they are actually quite scary and creepy. It took me some time to get used to them. ahha

[@libniacevedo]

yesss those dolls were kinda creepy :(

[@crisibella3461]

I wish I lived in Japan 😄

[@CriticalEatsJapan]

Your favourite croquette has to be your mother's, right...? ;) But that zangi looked so good!

[@TabiEats]

That zangi was amazing!

[@bcgrote]

Beef tartare is very good, I think that beef flake dish would be so delicious! LOL, I was eating sugar wafers while you were crunching the chicken. Your chicken was crispier than my cookies!

[@TabiEats]

oh gosh, that raw beef was amazing. I never thought I'd like it but I do and still have cravings for it. The chicken was crazy crunchy!

[@mechcam796]

On man you should've gone to natural for fried chicken so delicious

[@KusoTrevor]

It's still snowy in Otaru in July? :O

[@TabiEats]

Actually no, This was taken in late March. Sorry about the delay in time. We took a bunch of videos are slowly releasing them week by week. I think we're almost done!

[@KusoTrevor]

Oh ok! :) Makes more sense now.

[@celyne0512]

Hi! Did you just walk to all these places?

[@TabiEats]

Yes we did

[@Sakja]

Some things we can get here, but not restaurant food, and when we do buy it, it's probably ten times what it is in Japan.

[@astroboy3507]

White wasabi I never knew there was white? That did look like sashimi!!! 👀

[@TabiEats]

Yeah, the white wasabi was actually much more intense than the green ones but with really good flavor.

[@astroboy3507]

+TabiEats you guys need to do a vid about white wasabi then info on it maybe??

[@nubient]

It's basically the same as Western Horseradish

[@lizc8993]

The menu is in Japanese. :-( how am I going to order??? -Love from Canada (Winnipeg)

[@teresajenkins9056]

I liked this video but I felt like Hokkaido was very bleak I'm going to watch the best miso soup video

[@jacqychan]

Oh no... It's all in hiragana/kanji/katakana .... I am so gonna be confused when ordering food 😂 we have shirokuma in indonesia but it's NOTHING like this restaurant! It's all dessert...

[@TabiEats]

Don't worry too much! There are photos and you can just point to the displays. No worries!

[@jacqychan]

+TabiEats ahh is that so? Thank you for the info! XD i can't wait to go to japan and do some vlogs for my travel too!

[@elizabethshaw734]

Wasabi is good for cleaning out the sinuses and unlike Hot Chili Peppers it doesn't stay very long. You eat it and it's like a Flash Bang and then it's gone.

[@PT111111]

I don't think the first restaurant Shirokuma Shokudo is going to be a good choice for foreigners who can't read Japanese.

[@kittylynch]

Did anyone else feel a little uncomfortable when they were enjoying the zangi?

[@libniacevedo]

I did but just because I was really hungry T_T I wanted Zangi too XD

[@gardengalsu]

Aaagh, I think I should NEVER watch your videos until it's possible for you to share whatever you guys are munching! You guys are torturing me!!!