5 Things You Must Know When Traveling to Otaru, Japan!

"How are you? I'm fine." The most unmissable place in Hokkaido is Otaru. As the filming location of "Love Letter", this place has the most niche and quiet beauty in Hokkaido. / The first thing: "About Otaru" Otaru is a seaside town on the west coast of Hokkaido, Japan, This small town is covered with snow, It became popular because of the movie "Love Letter", and has become a must-visit place for many people when they come to Hokkaido. / The second thing: "Main attractions" Otaru is not big, there are not many attractions, and you can finish it in a day trip. 1、Otaru Canal: Famous because of Love Letter, the canal bank has been transformed into various craft shops, The retro brick warehouse is full of literary atmosphere. It is especially recommended to come here at night, and the restaurants and bars along the river are not to be missed. 2、Funaizaka: The slope where the postman rides a bicycle to deliver letters in "Love Letter", standing on a high ground, you can also overlook the beautiful sea in the distance, it is very suitable for taking pictures, the sea view + snow scene at a glance, full of literary sense. 3、Kitichi Dori: The busiest and most prosperous commercial street in Otaru, all kinds of handmade and gourmet dining, can be found here. 4、Fairy Tale Crossroad: The end of Kitichi Dori is Fairy Tale Crossroad, surrounded by Music Box Museum, hello kitty cafe, etc., a must-visit place for taking pictures. 5、Music Box Museum: A European-style retro building with a history of more than 100 years, it has collected more than 3,000 music boxes from all over the world, and it feels like a fairy tale world when you walk in! You can buy all kinds of music boxes here, and you can even customize the music and shape yourself. 6、hello kitty cafe: Just opposite the Music Box Museum, the first floor is a merchandise shop, and the second floor is a cafe. The hello kitty theme style is a place that girls like to check in. 7、Tengu Mountain: The night view of Tengu Mountain, along with the night view of Hakodate and the night view of Sapporo Moiwa Mountain, is known as the "Three Great Night Views of Hokkaido", and it is also the place where the heroine of "Love Letter" ran wildly in the snow. It is recommended to go in the afternoon, you can see the city view during the day, and you can also see a very dreamy night view at night~ 8、Asari: A seaside fishing village near Otaru, here are the sea, snow, and small villages, very quiet and literary, very suitable for taking pictures and checking in. / The third thing: "Recommended travel route" (JR train to Asari Station) Asari—(JR train to Otaru Minami Station)—Fairy Tale Crossroad—(walk)—Music Box Museum—(walk)—hello kitty cafe—(walk)—Kitichi Dori—(walk)—Otaru Canal—(walk)—Funaizaka—(No. 9 bus)—Tengu Mountain / The fourth thing: "Recommended food" 1、Masazushi: Filming location of "Love Letter", a very romantic restaurant 2、Zezaki Fisheries: All kinds of Hokkaido seafood are available 3、LeTAO Main Store: Biscuits and chocolates are very famous! 4、Kitakaro: Fairy Forest Annual Ring Cake / The fifth thing: "Transportation Strategy" The most convenient and fast way from Sapporo to Otaru is to take the JR train, the fare is 750 one way, and the time is about 36 minutes. For city travel, except for going to Asari or Tengu Mountain, you need to take a car, and the rest can be reached on foot.

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Day 3 - T JR TRAIN to Noboribetsu (7:30am, 8:30am) 2.45 hours - Super Hakuto - We took a taxi to Date Jidaimura Noboribetsu 登別伊達時代村 0900-1600 (Adults - 2900, Child - 1500) from Noboribetsu train station - not much to play here, but a different experience for me - We then checked in hotel, and walk out again to the Jigokudani (Hell Valley) 登別地獄谷, Walk around Noboribetsu Onsen dori Yuzawa Shrine 湯澤神社, 閻魔堂, - We had dinner buffet and onsen back in the hotel. Very nice hotel to recommend indeed Day 4 - After breakfast in the hotel, took a taxi to the train station and headed to Sapporo Station (as early as possible) - in Sapporo station, we look for the luggage locker to put our luggage and then headed to Yoichi Station - Yoichi - short walking distance to the Yoichi Nikka Distrillery - ニッカウヰスキー 北海道工場 余市蒸溜所, Japan, 〒046-0003 Hokkaido, 余市郡余市町黒川町7−６(with FREE sampling) and we had our lunch here. - after lunch, we took JR Train To Otaru Minami Station (the train to otaru is an hour apart, plan your time well to catch the train, always crowded here during winter), Walk along two rows of shops to Otaru Music Box Museum Main Building 小樽オルゴール堂, Marchen Square, Le Tao Main store (cheese tart), 小樽 水天宮, Kitaichi Glass Otaru（北一硝子), Yukijirushi Parlor Otaru Shop 雪印パーラー 小樽店 (ice cream), Otaru Canal 小樽運河 (night view) - JR Train from Otaru Station to Sapporo (every 30 mins)

I loved this place, it has a few floors of all manors of music boxes, if you have a favorite song, chances are they will have a music box just for you. I did, couldn't find the box and the attendants were extremely helpful in finding it for me, I play this music box all of the time, and brings back wonderful memories. The old music boxes in the museum part are a must to take in and see the beautiful workmanship. #GiveThanks

[The longest museum in Japan, the largest museum] The longest-running museum in Japan, the largest museum in Otaru, is about 5 minutes walk from the South Otaru Station. Remember: It is not a small station, and the station is going further. There is a steam clock at the entrance of the museum, which will be called on time. But the most attractive thing is the store's dazzling music box. This is probably the most and most beautiful music box I have ever seen. There are angels, cats, crystal balls, and a music box with a glass shape, and the music is different. I really want to take them all home! Museum Address: 4-4-1 time: 9 in Sumiyoshi, Otaru-shi, Hokkaido

The Mythical Music Box World of Hokkaido - Otaru Music Box Museum

The Otaru Music Box Museum is arguably one of Japan's top music box exhibition halls, consisting of two buildings: the main hall and the annex. It displays and sells exquisite music boxes collected from all over the world, including traditional types that are almost unseen on the market today. With over three thousand music boxes on exhibit, the collection includes highly collectible doll music boxes🎵 and automatic-playing music boxes, all of significant commemorative and collectible value. Traditional music boxes, which are rarely seen on the market nowadays, can all be found in the Otaru Music Box Museum. Additionally, some music boxes are available for visitors to purchase, allowing those who love music boxes to take a piece of the memory home. The main exhibition hall's architecture is ancient and stylish, with its dark red exterior walls and arched windows seemingly narrating the passage of time it has witnessed. Don't miss it when you visit Otaru‼️ ⌛️Opening Hours: 9:00-18:00 (Extended to 19:00 on Fridays, Saturdays, and days before holidays in summer) 🎫Ticket Information: Free admission 🚌Transportation Information: 5 minutes walk from JR Minami-Otaru Station 📇Best Months to Visit: May, June, July, August ⚠️Special Reminder: The indoor corridors are quite narrow, so please be careful when walking to avoid bumping into any crafts.

5 Things You Must Know About Otaru Music Box Museum!

Apart from the beautiful snow scenery, the Music Box Museum is also one of the features of Otaru. / The first thing: 'About the Music Box Museum' The Otaru Music Box Museum is not only a popular souvenir shop in Hokkaido, but also the oldest and largest music box museum in Japan. Therefore, it has also become one of the must-visit attractions in Otaru. / The second thing: 'Space Distribution' The exterior is very European, with red brick buildings, but the interior is a retro wooden frame structure. The entire museum has three floors, gathering more than 3,000 music boxes from around the world. The first floor has the largest space, mainly displaying music boxes with a more modern design. The second floor exhibition hall displays more traditional and classical music boxes. The third floor is a smaller loft space, with some dolls and ornaments with cartoon elements. / The third thing: 'Tickets and Opening Hours' Tickets: Free admission Opening hours: 09:00-18:00 (extended to 19:00 on Fridays, Saturdays, and the day before holidays in summer) Recommended play time: 1h / The fourth thing: 'Surrounding Play' Out of the door is the very fairy tale Otaru Crossroads, 800m to Otaru Romantic Museum, 800m to Taisho Glass Pavilion, 900m to Chubachi Small Road, etc., And it is very convenient to play at Otaru Canal. / The fifth thing: 'Traffic Strategy' 1. Get off at JR Otaru Minami Station and walk 400m to arrive. 2. JR Otaru Station, walk 1.2km to arrive. 3. If you live in the Otaru city area, it is recommended to walk directly there.

Otaru Music Box Museum

#2024wish This is the world largest music box specialty shop in Otaru, Hokkaido. The red striking red brick building is designated as one of the city's historical heritage building. The building was built of brick in 1912. There is over 25,000 music boxes each contain its own little dream world and you can enjoy a magical experience. The store is huge and is divided into five floors according to different themes with beautifully decorated and beautifully sounding music boxes lined up. There is a wide range of products to choose from. Too many choices that make you don't know which one to choose from. As each of the music boxes is unique. The address is 4-1, Sumiyoshi-cho, Otaru City, Hokkaido. Opening hours is from 9am to 6pm daily. I wish to go Austria! #tripblazers #mytripvlog

music box museum is a very nice place to visit, the craftsmanship and quality that you will amaze.

Music Box Museum Otaru - Japan: A beautiful museum with plenty of music boxes that we can also purchase. The structure and decoration of this place is so nice and look so old. This is also a must place to visit in Otaru. #merrychristmas

Otaru Music Box Museum is also the must see in Otaru, thousands of music boxes is displaying in the hall, which makes people dazzled! Generally, the price of small music box is around 1000 yen.

The Otaru Music Box Hall was built in the 45th year of Meiji and is one of the few old buildings in Hokkaido. There is a two-story steam clock at the door, made of bronze by famous Canadian watchmakers, and steam is sprinkled with wonderful music every 15 minutes. The interior of the octave box is made of wood, and the thick floor is stepped on to make a squeaking sound, accompanied by a dark light, revealing a heavy sense of history. The beautiful melodies that come out of the music box are everywhere, which is really a romantic dream. Standing on the 2nd floor, you can see the scene inside the entire exhibition hall. It is also very beautiful. If you go early in the morning, you can see that there is no one.

The sound of the steaming kind attracted us to the music box and watched the crowds that came to us. Fortunately, we arrived early. . . The octave box is at the end of the road, opposite the post office. The beautiful ringtone of the music box resounded through the entire music box. Looking at the colorful music box, I couldnt take the step. I chose the most interesting music box for my daughter and myself. Every music box can choose music. The most favorite is the sky. The city is over.

Otaru Orgel Doh is the oldest and largest Otaru Music Box in Japan. This old, somewhat old building was built in 1912 (Meiji 45) and has a Renaissance-style arched window. The red glazed brick wall of the red glazed brick and the cornerstone of natural stone interspersed with the red brick one by one tell the faint years of centuries. Unconsciously, the music box turned out to be one of the famous products of Xiaoyan.

The most eye-catching fairytale intersection is the three-storey Western building in Letao, which is the tall steam clock at the entrance of the music box. As time goes by, this antique clock can still spurt water vapors along with the music. Push the heavy wooden door and walk into the music box wind tunnel. The interior is full of lights, and the interior of the log-style building is filled with exquisite music boxes. On the first floor, the music box is made of ceramic, wood, glass, etc. The music box made of different materials forms a music box theme museum. Go to the second floor, all shown here are Japanese-made high-grade music boxes. The shape design is not lively and cute, but these seemingly cumbersome music boxes are very advanced. The music box movement is divided into 8 tones, 12 tones, 15 tones, 16 tones, 18 tones, 20 tones, 22 tones, 27 tones, etc., up to 156 tones. The more the number of combs on the soundboard, the more the number of sounds, the more full the sound will be, and the more the songs and spins will be. The more advanced music box, which has been separated from the scope of tourist souvenirs, can become a treasure of collectible value. In the Middle Ages, the music box only existed in the life of the nobility, and the wonderful story woven by the wonderful music was only enjoyed by a few people.