Walking through Otaru Old Town in Evening Rain | Hokkaido, Japan
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Walking through Otaru's historic city center in early evening as heavy rain falls in Hokkaido, Japan. We start by an old steam clock and walk down Sakaimachi Street, a shopping street with a bit of old time flavor, toward the iconic Otaru Canal and then meander back to the clock as rain intensifies. I actually hadn't planned on filming a walk in Otaru until the last minute. I had a ferry to catch back to Kyoto departing in the late evening and with rain forecast I thought it would be a good chance to take a quick look at the city. I'm glad I did. The gas lamps, steam clock, and brick buildings created a nice historic atmosphere, and the rain was impressive as well.
On a technical note, I realized just before hitting the record button that I needed to change the camera settings to avoid the lights flickering. In my haste I accidentally switched into manual focus, so there is a bit of "creative focus" for the first 10 minutes or so until I noticed and switched it back to autofocus.
This will most likely be my last walk from Hokkaido for this trip, though there will be a few outtakes and test walks over on Patreon if you're interested in more from the far north island.
Early July, 2026
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00:59 Otaru Steam Clock
3:36 Sakaimachi Street
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Too bad all shops close at 6-7pm although it was summer and still plenty of sunshine
Everywhere in Japan wouldn’t be enough to visit just a day trip 😮
Hokkaido is full of so many different landscapes and seasons, it must be amazing to visit and we’re so fortunate to have you share it with us! 🙂✨
Walking through Otaru Old Town in Evening Rain | Hokkaido, Japan
Ambient Exploration
18,831 views
Walking through Otaru's historic city center in early evening as heavy rain falls in Hokkaido, Japan. We start by an old steam clock and walk down Sakaimachi Street, a shopping street with a bit of old time flavor, toward the iconic Otaru Canal and then meander back to the clock as rain intensifies. I actually hadn't planned on filming a walk in Otaru until the last minute. I had a ferry to catch back to Kyoto departing in the late evening and with rain forecast I thought it would be a good chance to take a quick look at the city. I'm glad I did. The gas lamps, steam clock, and brick buildings created a nice historic atmosphere, and the rain was impressive as well.
On a technical note, I realized just before hitting the record button that I needed to change the camera settings to avoid the lights flickering. In my haste I accidentally switched into manual focus, so there is a bit of "creative focus" for the first 10 minutes or so until I noticed and switched it back to autofocus.
This will most likely be my last walk from Hokkaido for this trip, though there will be a few outtakes and test walks over on Patreon if you're interested in more from the far north island.
Early July, 2026
Patreon Patreon: AmbientExploration
Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/ambientexplo...
Instagram Instagram: ambient.exploration
Subscribe for more rainy evening walks in Japan and beyond.
All sights and sounds were captured simultaneously while walking on location
Playlists
Dawn Walks
Japan Less Traveled
Japan Well Traveled
Rain, Snow, and Weather
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Sunset Walks
Cities at Night
2025
2024
2023
00:00 Preview
00:59 Otaru Steam Clock
3:36 Sakaimachi Street
15:38 Glass chime canal
18:54 Otaru Denuki Koji
27:07 Otaru Canal
33:05 Heavy Rain Starts
#otaru #hokkaido #rainwalk