Mt.Tengu

At an altitude of 532 meters, Mt. Tengu is a symbolic mountain of Otaru. It offers beautiful views overlooking Otaru, and the Sea of Japan. The night view from the observatory is particular stunning. Mt. Tengu has a lot to see and do besides the fantastic view. They have a restaurant and coffee shop with panoramic views, a hiking area, a downhill sled ride, a shrine, a museum, and a squirrel enclosure. To get to the top, there is a ropeway that runs every twelve minutes from 9am until 8:48pm.

러브레터 (1995)

러브 레터 (Love Letter)는 1995년 개봉한 이와이 슌지 감독의 일본의 로맨스 드라마 영화이다. 나카야마 미호와 도요카와 에츠시가 주연을 맡았다. 잘못 배달된 연애편지로 시작되는 눈 덮힌 오타루 시와 고베 시를 무대로 한 러브스토리이다. 드라마나 광고에서 활동하던 이와이 슌지의 첫 장편영화이다. 1999년에는 한국과 대만 등에서도 개봉됐는데, 한국에서 큰 인기를 얻어 "잘 지내고 있나요?"라는 의미의 극중 대사인 "오겡키데스까?" (お元気ですか?)란 말이 유행하기도 했다.

Love Letter (1995)

Love Letter is a 1995 Japanese film directed by Shunji Iwai and starring Miho Nakayama. The film was shot almost entirely on the island of Hokkaidō, mainly in the city of Otaru. Love Letter became a box-office hit in Japan and later in other east Asian countries, most notably South Korea, where it was one of the first Japanese films to be shown in cinemas since World War II. In South Korea it was the tenth highest grossing general release of the year with 645,615 admissions.