Otaru Music Box Museum A brick building that has been around for centuries. Out of the music box, the fire was like the sound of heaven, driving the box around Ozaru. The city is bustling with the old days.
Otaru Music Box Museum Main Building In Otaru, Ironai Street is full of old buildings from the Meiji period to Showa. Hokkaido's historic buildings are a valuable asset. The streets of Ionis were dubbed Wall Street of Hokkaido. In addition to the stone buildings of the city's banks, such as the Bank of Japan, there is a history of Ozaru that was a trading center. Most of these buildings were built with Soft Stone from Sapporo and Otaru.
The Otaru Box Museum's main buildings are pre-brick and stone buildings. The building, built in 1912, is a classic two-story wooden brick building. Originally, this building was the headquarters of a few rice traders in Hokkaido. The outside wall is brick red lacquer inside is a wooden structure. Renaissance style window panes The intricate contrasts of brickwork and cornerstone skylights are excellent architectural works. The inside of the cello. The ceiling is a 9-meter high hall. The second floor balcony, beautifully patterned on the balcony terrace, is still preserved. This building was registered as the 17th historic building of the city of Otaru.
Within the two zones, there are 5 zones, lined with Ozaru's unique music box and more than 25,000 music boxes. My own music box For a memorial visit to Ozaru or to be deposited in close proximity, the main building of the Otaru Music Box Museum still preserves the beautiful past in the rich, melodious sound of the music box. It is an atmosphere that you can not touch from anywhere else.
In front of the Otaru Music Box Museum Main Building also has a famous steam clock. Created by Ray Monroe, Canadian watchmaker. Built according to a watch that was created in 1977 in Gastown, a famous tourist destination of Vancouver, Canada. The house is made of bronze, 5.5 meters high, 1 meter thick, weighs 1.5 tons, although the clock is electric. But there is a computer control system to tell the time every hour. And also spray 5 tons of tone every 15 minutes, it is a popular photo shoot not miss it.
Office hours: 09.00 - 18.00
* Only summer The day before the public holiday, Friday, Saturday is open from 09:00 to 19:00.
Thanks to information and pictures from Music Box Museum and JNTO.
