If you come to Otaru, you will invariably find yourself in the music box museum.

Seems like it's one of the main tourist attractions for the small seaside town.

It seems a bit small from the outside, but the inside is quite large. It holds 3 stories full of crafted goods. The first floor includes quite a few high-end items. Italian lacquered music boxes with a Japanese finish. Prices vary, but there's some pretty interesting goods to look over.

Aside from music boxes, there's also themed goods like Totoro wooden moving pieces and accessory jewelries. The second floor is more of what you'd find on the first floor, but also includes some demo goods. The third floor contains smaller goods and more generic souvenirs like handkerchiefs, postcards, etc.

Bought myself a music box from the first floor that plays Chopin. Now, every time I hear the light ticking and music playing, I think of Otaru and this quaint musuem.