Otaru Music Box Hall／小樽オルゴール堂

The first steam clock in the world was created by a watchmaker Raymond Sanders in Gastown, Vancouver Canada in 1977. It took him 2 years to make it. This steam clock in front of Otaru Music Box Hall is his second creation. The clock makes sound every 15 minutes.

Otaru Music Box Hall is the largest music box store in Japan, located in Otaru Hokkaido. The history of music box around the world started in 1796 in Switzerland. The first music box came to Japan was in Edo period, broughted it by a Dutchman.The first music box created in Japan was in 1850 by a watchmaker Denjiro Kobayashi. Japan holds 90% of the global share of the music box market now. The sound of the music box is comforting and calming. If you don't have a music box, you should consider getting one. It will help you to lessen your stress.