Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum: tickets, hours and access
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Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum
Photo: Google Maps- Type
- Art museum
- Address
- 3077-20 Kawaguchi, Fujikawaguchiko, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi 401-0304
- Area
- Oishi Park (north shore)
- Google rating
- 4.3 (7,843 reviews) on Google Maps, checked October 2026
- On the map
- Open in Google Maps
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00–17:30 |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 10:00–17:30 |
| Friday | 10:00–17:30 |
| Saturday | 10:00–17:30 |
| Sunday | 10:00–17:30 |
Inside the museum
Music boxes, organs and daily concerts
Concerts included in admission1
The Music Forest Museum sits on the lake shore, with views of Mt Fuji1 across the water. Lake Kawaguchi belongs to the Fuji Five Lakes and lies in the town of Fujikawaguchiko9, on the north side of Mount Fuji8.
What you come here for:
- Music boxes once loved by European aristocrats1
- Performances on rare music boxes and automatic musical instruments10, plus music shows and events
- What the Yamanashi tourism site calls the world’s largest dance organ, and an orchestrion meant for the Titanic2
Live concerts are held every day2, including opera with automatic instruments and sand-art concerts. All concerts are included in the admission fee1, so sitting in on one costs you nothing extra.
Admission
Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum tickets and prices
What your ticket costs depends on the day. Weekdays are cheapest, weekends and public holidays cost more, and a few high-season days cost the most.
Weekday adult ticket ¥1,8003
Music Forest Museum admission
| Ticket | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
| Weekday | ¥1,800 | ¥1,000 |
| Weekend or public holiday | ¥2,100 | ¥1,000 |
| High-season days | ¥2,300 | ¥1,000 |
| High school or university student, weekday | ¥1,300 | – |
| High school or university student, weekend or holiday | ¥1,600 | – |
| High school or university student, high season | ¥1,800 | – |
| Preschool children | – | Free |
Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum (operator)
The child column covers elementary and junior high school students. High school and university students have their own rows.
The next high-season price days are:
Without a car
How do you get to the museum from Kawaguchiko Station?
Take the Kawaguchiko Retro Bus from Kawaguchiko Station and get off at the museum stop. A taxi is quicker but costs more. Drivers leave the Chuo Expressway at Kawaguchiko IC.
Retro Bus about 26 minutes7
| Route | Time | Cost | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaguchiko Retro Bus from Kawaguchiko Station | About 26 minutes | ¥380 | Get off at the museum stop |
| Taxi from Kawaguchiko Station | About 16 minutes | About ¥2,000 | – |
| Car from Kawaguchiko IC (Chuo Expressway) | About 15 minutes | Free parking | Room for 300 cars and 30 large buses |
Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum (operator); yamanashi-kankou.jp (official)
The car park holds 300 regular cars and 30 large buses7, and parking is free1 for museum visitors. For your sat nav, the address is 3077-20 Kawaguchi, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi 401-03047.
To reach Kawaguchiko Station from Tokyo, the express highway bus from Shinjuku takes about 1 hour 45 minutes12. The train from Shinjuku takes about 2 hours 10 minutes8. If you’re going there and back on the same day, the day trip page sets out a full plan.
For the other stops on the lake’s sightseeing buses, see retro bus routes round the lake.
None of the tours listed on this site names the museum as a stop, so you’ll plan this visit yourself. If you’d like a guided drive round the lake on the same trip, you can book the electric mini car tour of Lake Kawaguchiko, which starts at Kawaguchiko Station.
Cold months
Visiting in winter
January daily low −5.7 °C13
If you visit the museum in winter, dress for the cold. The area gets extremely cold in winter8, and January averages a daily low of −5.7 °C13.
If you also want lakeside Fuji views in the cold months, pair the museum with Oishi Park in winter.
Families and drivers
Who it suits
Preschool children free3
The Music Forest Museum works for a few kinds of visitor:
- Families: preschool children get in free, and elementary and junior high students pay the same price on every type of day3.
- Drivers and coach groups: the car park is large and free for museum visitors1.
- Music fans: every concert is included in the ticket1, so you can stay for as many as you like.
Fill the rest of your day
Nearby things to do
You can fill the rest of your day with other sights around the lakes:
- Things to see near the lake boat, plus a cruise on Lake Kawaguchi itself
- Itchiku Kubota’s kimono museum, another art museum in the area
- Iyashi no Sato village by Lake Saiko
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Checked against 13 sources · last checked October 2026
- Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum (operator) · checked October 2026
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- Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum (operator) · checked October 2026
- fujisan.ne.jp (official) · checked October 2026
- Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum (operator) · checked October 2026
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- Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum (operator) · checked October 2026
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Page history · last changed 20 October 2026
- Updated: new sections: Music boxes, organs and daily concerts; Kawaguchiko Music Forest Museum tickets and prices; How do you get to the museum from Kawaguchiko Station?; …, 5 sections removed, 4 sourced facts added, 8 removed.
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