I visited the pre-opening of the sound and musical instrument theme park “OTOVIVA(Otobiba)” at LaLaport Koshien, so here’s a look inside〜
It’s on the 2nd floor, on the Ito-Yokado side.
On the floor map, it’s here↓
It’s right after you go up the escalator near UNIQLO.
Let’s head inside right away〜〜〜
There are so many media people here! Who’s playing the piano〜〜〜?
It’s Harami-chan, the piano-playing YouTuber with 2.3 million subscribers〜〜
She improvised songs requested by little kids at the venue〜
And played instruments together with them. Her constant big smile really stood out〜✨
So, let’s take a look around inside〜
This. It’s one of those “Don’t you dare press it” things.
When you press it, you get a totally mysterious sound that has nothing to do with the picture. It makes you go, “What even is this??” lol
There’s a giant keyboard on the stage. Playing this well is seriously hard. Tell me if you manage to play it perfectly
A panda that lights up like crazy when you hit the drums. It even senses how hard you hit
This. It’s not like your usual ball pit…
What is this〜〜〜! You can play inside a world where a game has become real〜〜〜. It feels way too futuristic. The kind of thing you want to keep playing forever
Kids can also enjoy coloring〜
And when you scan the picture you colored〜〜
It appears on the screen〜〜
You absolutely have to try hitting this〜
This. You’ve seen people singing while playing one of these, right〜〜? It’s super fun, but your hands start hurting. Fun, pain, fun, pain lol. That’s life
Kids are sure to get excited about the real-deal microphone. It turns your voice into a seriously changed voice lol
You can also try cute, digital-style instruments〜
There are so many kinds of guitars!
And of course, you’re free to play them〜
There are also lots of instruments I’d never seen before. Can you try playing wind instruments too?
The staff will guide you〜. I wanted to play Pazu’s trumpet from Castle in the Sky, but I couldn’t even make a sound lol
It’s also fun trying to play instruments with an Expo-like vibe that make you wonder, “How do you even make sound with this?” Apparently there are about 60 types of instruments in total
I made a violin produce sound for the first time and was super super super super super super super super moved!
Oh, they even have things like this to play with.
It’s a packed theme park full of excitement〜〜〜〜
There are also lots of toys that are OK even for really little kids.
See〜〜〜 there are toys〜
They’re proper instruments too. This is the kind of place where kids find a favorite toy and then get upset because they don’t want to leave.
