The is an onshore wind farm near the town of Horonobe on the Japanese island of Hokkaidō.
The name "Otonrui" is a loose Japanese transliteration of the original Ainu ota-or-un-i (, ).
Summary The site was designed and installed by using innovative direct-drive wind turbines made by the Dutch company . Construction began in 2001 and the site became fully operational in 2003, with the energy output distributed by a Hokkaido Electric Power Company substation in Horonobe.
It was announced that the aging Lagerwey turbines would be decommissioned and demolished in 2023, but the date has since been pushed back to 2027.
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