Hokkaido · Otaru
Move from glass shopping to a lamp-lit pause.
The Sangokan building combines glassware browsing with the distinctive atmosphere of Kitaichi Hall. Come for objects and a café break, keeping any glass-making activity separate from this shopping visit.
- Hall hours
- 09:00–17:30
- Café orders
- 09:30–17:00
- Lamp lighting
- 09:00–09:30
- Suggested time
- 45–90 minutes
- Seating
- First come; no seat reservations
- Shopping
- Check current branch hours
Let the lamps set the pace
Kitaichi Hall uses 167 oil lamps. If the morning lighting is your priority, arrive for that specific period rather than assuming it happens throughout the day. Café queues and seating availability may extend the stop; meals and purchases are extra.
Keep expectations specific
This address is the No. 3 building, not a booked glass-blowing workshop. Performances and food service follow separate schedules and can be suspended, so make them optional. Continue to the music-box main building for another kind of object browsing.
Location & access
Kitaichi Glass No. 3
7-26 Sakaimachi, Otaru
Neighbourhood
Hokkaido · Otaru
Walk along Sakaimachi between the canal district and the music-box main building.
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Sources & planning links
Visitor information checked on 2 November 2026. Suggested visit lengths are TokyoWaltz planning estimates. Check official notices for changes to hours, admission and access.