The last stop on the trip to Hokkaido is Xiaoyan. If you want to find romance, this is the most suitable choice. Like many place names in Hokkaido, "Little Oyster" is derived from the pronunciation of Ainu, which was originally "the river in the beach." The unnamed water is no longer there, and the name of Xiaoyan has been passed down. It takes only half an hour's drive from Sapporo to Otaru. From Otaru Station to Otaru Canal, it is only about 500 meters away. The snow on both sides is a foot high, like a movie scene. It is a very European city, and its European style is very Japanese. The old warehouses along the canal and the stone-built buildings of European architecture are full of romance. As for the canal, don't expect too much, it's really just a river. However, when it entered the night light, it was fascinating with the light of the gas lamp. In my opinion, the most beautiful moment of Otaru lies in the warehouse, in the canal, in the streetlights. It lies in the cold winter, in the snow, in the atmosphere of speechlessness. This kind of quiet, unhurried beauty is called Xiao Yan.