Today, I wound up the musical box I got from Otaru and examined the mechanism of it: the tiny teeth of the turning gold-plated gears and the small spinning cylinder of metal pins that pluck at the steel comb of tuned teeth; clear ringing sounds occur as the teeth of the comb slip off the pins gracefully. Although the sight is hypnotising, it fails to elicit more intricate details of my memories of Otaru. The chirpy tinkles from this magical little thing, however, entrances me and reminds me of the light and airy melodies that filled the air in Otaru.
- Getting There: Sapporo-Otaru Welcome Pass, JR Hokkaido Train Timetable
- What to See: Otaru Canal, Kitachi Glass Otaru, Kitachi Venetian Art Museum
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