Enjoy a northern art house and delicious Japanese cuisine

The Otaru Guest House (former Aoyama Villa), a northern art mansion and a registered tangible cultural property of the country, is a huge mansion whose total construction cost is said to be about 3 billion yen if converted into current prices. It was built by Masakichi, the second head of the Aoyama family, who made a huge fortune from herring fishing, and his daughter, Masae, over a period of six and a half years.

The living spaces are filled with luxury, including building materials such as cypress, zelkova, rosewood, ebony, Jindai cedar, and Yakusugi cedar that were carefully selected by the master carpenter, as well as Shunkei lacquer corridors and pillars and a staircase made from tamo wood.

Please come and experience the magnificent and luxurious art mansion that is one of the most impressive in Hokkaido, and be immersed in the history of this historic building. The adjacent Otaru Guest House welcomes guests with a large ceiling painting of 138 flowers, and the Japanese restaurant serves delicious Japanese cuisine, including herring dishes.