Otaru Music Box Museum-Hokkaido
What is Otaru Music Box Museum - Hokkaido?
Otaru Music Box Museum is one of Japan's leading music box specialty stores and museums, located in Otaru City, Hokkaido, and is a popular tourist attraction. Located near the Mercure Crossing, the retro building is a historical landmark with thousands of music boxes on display and occasional performance events. Visitors can enjoy the sounds of music boxes, glass crafts, and handmade crafts, making it a popular spot for sightseeing in Hokkaido, especially when exploring Otaru.
Why Otaru Music Box Museum - Hokkaido - is popular and how to enjoy it
The reason Otaru Music Box Store is so popular is that it combines the charm of its sound with hands-on content and the atmosphere of the port town of Otaru. The store is said to have 38,000 music boxes of about 3,200 different types, and visitors can enjoy finding their favorite one like a treasure hunt. Through the handmade music box experience, visitors can create their own unique music box, which will be a great memory of their trip. Furthermore, the atmosphere of the illuminated buildings and streets at night is also attractive, and many tourists take pictures with the nostalgic streetscape in the background. Another attraction is its easy accessibility, which is helped by its location just a 7-minute walk from JR Minami-Otaru Station. It is easy to incorporate into your sightseeing route and can be recommended as a highlight of Otaru sightseeing.
Otaru Music Box Store - Hokkaido - Details
| name | Otaru Music Box Museum (Otaru Music Box Museum), Main Building |
| Location | 4-1 Sumiyoshi-cho, Otaru City, Hokkaido (View on Map) |
| parking lot | None (Pay parking lots and reserved parking lots are available nearby) |
| toilet | Yes (multipurpose restrooms and wheelchair-accessible restrooms are located within the building) |
