Access to Shimosuwa Niigata Airport JR Line Niigata Bullet Train Line Nagaoka JCT Expressway Joetsu JCT Noto Airport Naoetsu Main roads Nagaoka International Airport Itoigawa IC Toyama Airport Domestic Airport Oyabetonami JCT Toyama IC Komatsu Airport Toyama Nagano IC Kanazawa Nagano IC Koshoku IC Tateyama Kurobe Joshinetsu Alpine Route Expressway Nagano Takasaki Expressway Karuizawa Matsumoto Fujioka JCT Okaya IC Nagano Bullet Hokuriku Train Line Main Line Shinshu Shimosuwa Tohoku Bullet Hokuriku Matsumoto Expressway Train Line Airport 20 THE SUWAKO WATCH & CLOCK MUSEUM Okaya Kanetsu Tokai Hokuriku JCT Expressway Expressway Suwa IC Chuo Oomiya Expressway Nerima IC 19 Shimosuwa Chuo Main Line Tokyo Kyoto Takaido IC Maibara Ichinomiya Tokyo IC JCT JCT Komaki IC Chuo Expressway Narita International Airport Shin-Osaka Komaki JCT Tomei Expressway Ichikawa JCT Maibara GISHODO Tokyo International Airport Nagoya Tokaido Bullet Train Line (Haneda) Tsu Chubu International Airport Kansai International Airport (Centrair) Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport Train Car Chuo Main Line Chuo Expressway Tokyo Tokyo Takaido Limited express 2hr.20min IC 182km Okaya 4km JCT Chuo Expressway Tokaido Bullet Line Chuo Main Line Nagoya Komaki Shin-Osaka Nagoya Shiojiri JCT 162km 1hr 2hr.30min. Okaya IC Meishin Expressway Suita Maibara Shimosuwa Station Osaka IC 110km IC Access information By car: About 5 km (15 min) from Okaya IC of Nagano Expressway About 15 km (20 min) from Suwa IC of Chuo Expressway By JR: About 700 m (10 min walk) from Shimosuwa Station Each of the museums can be reached by a few minutes of walk from the Akimiya Shrine. 12-car parking THE SUWAKO ORGOL MUSEUM Gishodo (disabled-accessible) THE SUWAKO WATCH & CLOCK MUSEUM To Ueda Yotsukado Parking End point of Old Koshu Highway Junction with Old Hachijuni Nakasendo Highway GISHODO SOMEI-KAN To Okaya Bank Akimiya Grand Shrine of Suwa Shimosuwa Station THE SUWAKO ORGOL MUSEUM Somei-Kan To Suwa To Ueda To Matsumoto Gishodo Hachijuni Akimiya Grand Okaya IC Bank Shrine of Suwa Somei-Kan Shimosuwa Chuo Main Line SOMEI-KAN Station Okaya Station 5805 Shimosuwa Town, To Kirigamine 3289 Shimosuwa Town, Nagano-pref. Japan 393-8503 Lake Suwa Kamisuwa Nagano-pref. Japan 393-0015 Station 81 Okaya JCT 81 TEL＋ -266-26-7300 To Nagoya TEL＋ -266-27-0001 FAX:＋81-266-26-1044 FAX:＋81-266-27-1339 Open 9:00a.m.~5:30p.m. Chuo Expressway Open 9:00a.m.~5:00p.m. Suwa IC To Tokyo Individual rate ￥800 per adult ￥400 per child Group rate ￥700 per adult ￥350 per child (for a group of 20 persons or more) The world-famous precision industries of Suwa. Over the past half a century, the watches and music boxes manufactured in the Suwa basin have Twin Museums before the Akimiya Grand Shrine of Suwa. always claimed top shares of the global market. More accurate time-keeping and creation of beautiful sounds. Never-ending challenges of humanity They have every reason to be here. coupled with the technologies of Suwa. These museums show you two of the very origins of “Japanese manufacturing.” THE SUWAKO ORGOL MUSEUM THE SUWAKO WATCH & CLOCK MUSEUM SOMEI-KAN GISHODO Forget the passage of time, listening to timeless Learn the secrets of time-keeping from a precious collection of melodies from antique musical boxes. watches and clocks including the world’s first quartz watch. History and workings of mechanical musical instruments Collection of 400 Watches and Clocks ●Exposition of history and workings of mechanical musical instruments by exploded ●Exposition of the mechanism of watches using various models. panel display. ●Yagura-tower clock from the Edo period and the world’s first quartz watch. ●Exhibition of about 120 antique to modern music boxes, street organs, phonographs, etc. ●Clock tower of Seikosha (Kinshi-cho, Tokyo). ●You can try various listening devices on the first floor and enjoy live music on the second ●Breathtaking 200-inch Hi-Vision theater. floor (30 min every hour). Listen Learn Only here in Japan Experience Music Box Making Experience Watch Assembling (with the help of a technician from Nidec (with the help of a technician from Seiko Epson) Sankyo Corporation) ●Various courses are available - quartz watch, mechanical watch, and other courses ●Select a favorite tune from over 500 pieces for varying fees and hours. Reconstructed clock of of music. about 900 years ago ●Decorate your music box with your own Workshop information Watch assembly ticking exact time with exterior design. the power of water. ■Time required: 20 mim to 6 hours Time seems to pass slowly ■Fee: ￥3,400 (tax not included) and peacefully before + Admission Clock assembly your own eyes. Clock assembly ■Time required: 45 min Suiun-Gishodai ■Fee: \2,000 (tax not included) Workshop information (Water-Transport Clock Tower) ■Time required: 40 to 60 min + Admission ■Fee: ￥2,000 (tax not included) + Admission Check on the following website for the Mechanical astronomical clock created in China in the Check on the following website for the latest tune list courses. Some types of watches/clocks period of the Northern Sung Dynasty (1092). and other details. Some tunes may require you to may require you to book in advance. You’ll be fascinated by the drive mechanism book in advance. using the power of water, beautiful Experience decorations, and humorous workmanships. Museum Shop Pick your favorite souvenirs ●You can choose your souvenirs from 300 or more items, music boxes (Orpheus) Museum Shop made in Suwa being the main items. ●Choose your gifts and souvenirs from a variety of original watches. ●Some original works made by the museum staff are quite popular, too. ●You can check on local sightseeing information in the free rest corner. After a long walk, try a footbath Tea Room SONATA for a soothing time. ●Relax in the tea room, enveloped in the Onbashira Sacred Pillar beautiful sounds of the Somei-Kan’s original Footbath 80-ventil Orpheus. Footbath of 100% hot spring water. Enjoy the footbath for free, even without Enjoy the admission..