[Limited Time!] 9 Days Where Otaru's History and Masterpieces Resonate. LeTAO Canal Plaza Store Holds Automated Performance Event with World's Finest Piano "Steinway" from April 4th (Sat).
LeTAO Canal Plaza Store in Otaru is hosting a special event from April 4-12, 2026, featuring automated performances on a world-class Steinway piano. The historic venue will resonate with classical, jazz, and pop music, offering a luxurious experience enhanced by LeTAO's sweets and an evening bar. The event aims to add vibrancy to Otaru by combining history, music, and confectionery.
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Otaru Confectionery Store LeTAO (K.C.I. Co., Ltd., Headquartered in Chitose City, Hokkaido) announces that its "LeTAO Canal Plaza Store" will host a special performance from Saturday, April 4, 2026, to Sunday, April 12, 2026, featuring a high-resolution automated performance piano from the world's finest piano manufacturer, "Steinway & Sons." In the historic space of LeTAO Canal Plaza, Steinway's brilliant tones will envelop visiting customers.
Event Summary
【Period】Saturday, April 4, 2026 – Sunday, April 12, 2026
【Performance Time】10:00 – 22:00
※Automated performances can be enjoyed during business hours.
【Location】LeTAO Canal Plaza Store, Ichibanko, Free Space Corner
※Please note that touching is not permitted in advance.
History's Echoes and Supreme Melodies Intersect: 9 Special Days Only in Otaru
"The World's Finest, Up Close. Steinway's Automated Performance"
As a new initiative to "create further liveliness" in Canal Plaza and the city of Otaru, we will deliver high-quality time with a Steinway piano. The installed Steinway piano is equipped with a state-of-the-art automated performance system that faithfully reproduces a pianist's touch. From classical to modern masterpieces, you can enjoy the realism as if a maestro were performing right in front of you.
The Stage of "Canal Plaza," Carving Otaru's History
The LeTAO Canal Plaza store, utilizing a historic building (former Otaru warehouse) built in the Meiji era, is characterized by its Western-Japanese eclectic design and timber-framed stone construction. The high ceilings create a spatial expanse for the sound, allowing it to resonate clearly, and the stone walls reflect most of the sound without absorbing it. This creates a luxurious presentation possible only "because it is Canal Plaza," marking a new era with the piano's beautiful tone.
A Duet of Sweets and Music
Inside the building, a free space is available for anyone to relax freely. You can casually enjoy the performance while sitting on original sofas playfully designed to resemble LeTAO's signature "Double Fromage." From 6 PM, a limited-time bar will offer closing sweets and pairing cocktails for the evening. This is recommended for those who want to savor high-quality time. Please spend time that satisfies all five senses and fills your heart, an experience you can only encounter in this moment.
Steinway B-SPIRIO|r Resonating in LeTAO Canal Plaza
While maintaining the unparalleled tone of the Steinway piano, this fusion of the latest technology and craftsmanship makes it possible to accurately reproduce live performances by top artists. You can enjoy historical masterpieces by immortal maestros such as Horowitz, Gould, and Bill Evans, as well as performances by Hayato Sumino and Yuja Wang, with the piano's own tone and resonance. Automated performances selected from over 5,000 recorded songs will add splendor to LeTAO Canal Plaza.
【Recorded Songs】
Classical: Waltz of the Puppies (Chopin), Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach), Gymnopédies (Satie)
Jazz: What a Wonderful World, Fly to the Moon
Pop: Honesty (Billy Joel), Bohemian Rhapsody (QUEEN), etc.
Store Information
Store Name: LeTAO Canal Plaza Store
Address: 2-1-20 Iroha, Otaru City, Hokkaido
Phone Number: 0120-31-4521 (9:00-18:00)
※This number connects to LeTAO's inquiry line, not directly to the store.
Business Hours: [Ichibanko]
Free Space 10:00‐22:00
Takeout Corner 10:00‐22:00 (l.o. 21:00 )
Bar Corner 13:00‐22:00 (l.o. 21:00 )
※Parfaits and cocktails are available from 18:00.
※Bar requires one order.
※Closed on Friday, April 3, 2026.
[Nibanko]
SHOP 10:00‐18:00
[Sanbanko]
CAFE 10:00‐18:00 (l.o. 17:30 )
Food service hours: 11:00‐15:00
※Closed on Friday, April 3, 2026.
About Otaru Confectionery Store LeTAO
Otaru Confectionery Store LeTAO opened in 1998 at the Marche intersection, the center of Otaru tourism. The store name, "LeTAO," was created by arranging the initials of the French phrase "La Tour Amitié Otaru" (Tower of Dear Otaru) with affection for the Otaru region. Since its birth as an Otaru confectionery store, it has continued to create sweets rooted in Hokkaido, focusing on local ingredients and fusing them with carefully selected ingredients from around the world, under the theme of "Northern Sweets Manner" (delivering the way people in northern countries enjoy sweets).