Kawaguchi-ko Music Forest, Musical instrument museum at Lake Kawaguchi, Japan
Kawaguchi-ko Music Forest is a musical instrument museum at Lake Kawaguchi featuring a collection of European music boxes and mechanical instruments. The exhibition displays these functional devices with Mount Fuji as a backdrop.
The museum was founded in 1999 and displays antique mechanical instruments that entertained European nobility before the recording era. The collection preserves the history of music automata from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The facility houses the largest dance organ in Japan, which performs daily concerts in a hall featuring European architectural styles. Visitors experience traditional mechanical music in a setting that recalls European concert halls.
The museum is open daily and offers guided tours and instrument demonstrations. Visitors should allow time to watch the mechanical pieces in action.
Visitors can participate in weekend workshops to build their own music boxes using traditional mechanisms. These hands-on sessions provide direct understanding of how these intricate devices are assembled.
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