Mori no Oto Wonder Christmas 2026

• Christmas display: European-style decorations inspired by the German-style Forest Sounds Hall. The Christmas tree is on show from 1 December
• Mori no Oto Christmas Market: German folk crafts such as windmills and incense smokers, plus Kobe music boxes, for a limited time (10:00–17:00)
• Forest Café Christmas Fair: 10:00–16:30 (last order 16:00). Currywurst with potato soup and bread ¥2,100, stollen Christmas plate ¥1,800, hot Schokolade ¥630, hot wine ¥650

• 14–30 Nov, "Christmas Concert Without Performers": antique music boxes and self-playing organs play Christmas songs. Weekdays on the hour 10:00–16:00 (about 30 min); weekends and holidays every 30 minutes (about 20 min). The 10:00 and 12:00 sessions end with a music-box theatre of Yoshitomo Nara's "The Puppy Who Wanted a Friend" (until 29 Nov)
• 1–25 Dec, "Stargazing Concert Without Performers": played in a room under a projected starry sky, with talk of Christmas constellations. On the hour 10:00–16:00 (about 30 min)
• December weekends and holidays, family programme: 11:35 and 15:35 (about 10 min)

• Music-box assembly (daily): meet at 10:45, 13:45 and 14:45 on weekdays, and at :45 past each hour from 10:45 to 14:45 on weekends and holidays. From ¥3,800, 30–40 min. The standard course takes walk-ins if seats remain; book via Jalan or by phone (078-891-1284)
• Botanical Christmas ornaments (December weekends and holidays): 10:30–16:00 (last entry 15:30), using dried flowers and nuts from the museum garden. From ¥1,000

• Weekends and holidays until 29 Nov, 17:00–19:00 (last order 18:30)

• Thu 3, Thu 10 and Thu 17 December

• The evening programme "Forest of Light" (weekends and holidays until 29 November) has its own page

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