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Otaru Literary Museum: Day Trip from Sapporo (32 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Otaru Literary Museum is a museum in Otaru, Hokkaido, about 32 km in a straight line from Sapporo Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Sapporo for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Otaru Literary Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese市立小樽文学館
LocationOtaru, Hokkaido
Nearest station (straight line)Otaru Station – about 0.5 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 32 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 549 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 842 km (straight line)
Established1978
Coordinates43.19678, 140.99983
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.otaru.lg.jp/docs/2020093000181/

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