[Like being in a fairytale world of music box kingdom]

#JulyGoodPlace2025 🕰️ 📛 Otaru Music Box Museum 📌 4‑1 Sumiyoshi-cho, Otaru City, Hokkaido 🚃 Located at the famous "Meruhen intersection" on Sakaimachi Street 💰 Free admission (exclusive of goods in the museum), no additional charge for visiting the Antique Pavilion, you can freely enjoy the exhibits and music performances  Otaru Music Box Museum is the largest music box specialty store in Japan. It was built in the Taisho period (1915) and is designed with red bricks and wooden interiors, full of nostalgia. There are about 3,200 types and more than 38,000 music boxes on display in the museum. Each design is unique, including rotating acrylic balls, glass angels, sushi shapes, etc. It is refreshing and has high collection value  The adjacent Hall 2 "Antique Music Box Museum" displays over a century-old Ioria organ and various precious antique music boxes, and holds free live performances at specific times every day (such as morning and afternoon), allowing the notes to flow through time romantically. In addition, there is a special steam clock outside the museum, which sprays steam and rings every 15 minutes, making it one of the popular local photo spots. If you want a deeper experience, the handmade experience area in the "Yougongfang" also offers DIY music box or glass craft making courses, which are very suitable for parent-child interaction or romantic experience for couples.