Otaru Rickshaw Tour
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Otaru, Japan
- 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: Japanese
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Overview
Experience the sights and sounds of Otaru in a traditional rickshaw on a private tour that offers an intimate glimpse into the city. Customize your itinerary as your private guide leads you around the city, offering local insight into history and culture that you won't find in the guidebook.
- Select from several durations that suit your schedule
- This compact tour is perfect for time-pressed travelers
- This private tour promises undivided attention from your guide
- Pack in plenty of Otaru attractions in one convenient tour
What's Included
- Local driver/guide
- Rickshaw ride
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Ebisuya Otaru Rickshaw1-chōme-2-8-7 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0031, Japan
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Otaru Canal (Pass By)
Kitaunga (Pass By)
1
Former Nippon Yusen Kaisha Otaru Branch
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Former Japanese National Railways, Temiya line (Pass By)
Otaru Denuki Koji (Pass By)
Asakusa Bridge (Pass By)
Otaru Port Marina (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Most travelers can participate
- Expecting mothers in their first 16 weeks of pregnancy are not permitted to ride a rickshaw
- Adult pricing applies to age 6 and over
- Child rate (age 5 years or under) applies only when children sit on an adult’s lap without occupying a seat
- A maximum of 2 adults per rickshaw. Up to 2 children (age 5 years or under) can ride with 2 adults (children have to ride on an adult's lap)
- While rickshaws are able to fit two adults, each rickshaw is 29.1 inches (74 centimeters) wide, and it is sometimes more comfortable to book individual rickshaws for each passenger. For passengers of size, we recommend booking a rickshaw for each participant to ensure a comfortable ride. Passengers who do not both fit in one rickshaw but wish to participate in a tour at the same time will be required to purchase an additional rickshaw, which may not be available on the date of the tour with an English-speaking guide if not booked in advance. Those customers who do not purchase an additional rickshaw at the time of booking cannot be guaranteed availability.
- Wheelchair and stroller friendly
- May be operated by a multi-lingual driver, subject to availability; please ask for a driver who speaks your language at Departure Point
- Selected starting time is not automatically guaranteed. The time will be confirmed by email within 24 hours of booking.
- finishing locations other than our rickshaw stand may be subject to an additional drop-off fee (payable on the day of the tour)
- Please bring baby carrier/wrap for small children
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
based on 83 reviews
Charles_S, Oct 2025
The ride stays around the canal area and stops for photos and site descriptions. Our guide, Toshi, was wonderful, warm, and welcoming and filled us in on Otaru’s interesting history. Absolutely recommend.
Tony_R, Apr 2025
We took the 90 minute rickshaw ride with Koto as our driver. Koto was a lovely and polite young man with excellent (self-taught) English. He gave us a very informative ride around Otaru, which gave us a great feel for the city for when we walked around later. It was pretty cold, but the seat warmers and blankets kept us warm.
We'd recommend this tour for anyone coming to Otaru who fancies going something different.
MARY_B, May 2024
This was a great trip. 😊 We booked 2 rickshaws for 1 hour. Very interesting and informative ride around the historic sights of Otaru in the canal area. Very pleasant young men pulling the rickshaws with the option to be dropped back at the cruise terminal if we preferred. Pick up point was easy to find with the map and photo provided.
Michael_B, Aug 2023
I was so happy that I booked this wonderful experience. Our guide Kuma was very professional and knew so much info about Otaru. We learned so much. His English was also excellent and is self taught. I believe he also knows a bit of Korean and Chinese.
Elizabeth_M, May 2023
What a fabulous way to see downtown Otaru and hear about its history while also experiencing this mode of transportation which was invented in Japan. Our guide was friendly and strong and stopped along the way to share the history of what we were seeing. I was so pleased to have a hand-pulled rickshaw, the bicycle driven ones are not the real mccoy in my view. Since it was a cold and somewhat rainy day, our driver put seat warmers down for us, bundled us up in a blanket and then affixed a brightly-colored tarp over the blanket to keep all dry and cozy. What an excellent experience!! Highly recommend!
Patricia_B, Feb 2018
We had a wonderful and knowledgeable guide who made every minute of the rickshaw tour exciting. It was obvious he had studied the areas we toured, had a superb sense of humor, and fine talent in photography. Photography is his hobby and he set up our photos so that the lighting for each shot was perfect. Looking at the photos he took of us in the richshaw will bring back unforgettable memories of that day in snowy Otaru. We were so happy that we signed up for this event and had the luck of being assigned the tour guide that we had. I'm sorry I forgot this talented young man's name but I'm sure you can find his name in your records.
This was our first experience with Viator and we were so pleased not only with the event, but how they set up the tour purchase and provided excellent contact information with their on-site office. I was able to contact a real person from the time of purchase as well as in the days prior to the tour for confirmation purposes. Because of this, I will continue to book with Viator in the future.
Patti B and Ed L of Aiea, Hawaii
Pearle C, Mar 2017
Our guide was super amazing! He seems to be our age which makes it more easier to interact. He took us to the places that it not so touristy but we still got very nice views AND pictures of course. Overall, I would definitely recommend this and our guide to everyone!
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