Along the Sakaimachi street in Otaru you can see old merchant shops, stone bank buildings, warehouses, restaurants and hand-made glass stores. Despite the addition of modern shopping malls in the suburbs, Sakaimachi street lives on and thrives with its plethora of traditional Japanese shops and local goods. Notable places of interest include the large music box shop (Orgel Doh, which originated here) and the Kitaichi Hall Cafe with its Meiji-period (1868-1912) flair, among many others.