Beautiful and rich nature and lively people's interaction by nurtured Otaru's history and natural environment, our museum's possessed materials approximately 20,000 items of exhibition with, we are introducing.

Meiji 26th year in built city-designated historic building "Old Otaru Warehouse" utilized inside the building, Kitamaebune ships and herring fishing industry, town's changes recorded old photographs and old maps exhibited First Exhibition Room, and animals and plants' natural materials exhibiting Second Exhibition Room exist, and Otaru City's progress and blessed nature about, further easily understandable can learn facility it is.

Canal Museum, Heisei 19th year July until "Otaru City Museum" as was open, but "Otaru City General Museum"'s opening to match its branch museum as was reborn. Historical value's high building's atmosphere while having you enjoy, merchant city as prospered Otaru's history in you can ponder.