Japan Has Created The World’s Most Amazing Sound Garden

Sep 17, 2018 by apost team

Placed in one of Japan's pristine forests, belied one of the coolest manmade contraptions ever built, a 50-yard long wooden xylophone. The video shows the self-playing instrument amazingly belt out the tune of one of Johann Sebastian Bach's most beloved compositions entitled "Cantana 147."

This video wasn't all just for fun and games, it was actually specifically created for a Japanese smartphone advert back in 2012. The unique smartphone was designed with natural wood features and had an unconventional oblong shape.

The talented creative director for the smartphone advert, Morihiro Harana, wanted to focus on that aspect of the phone instead of pinpointing the technological details that you would expect from a smartphone advert.

apost.com

So, Mr. Harana and his team of experts decidedly came up with this mind-blowing concept that dealt with a lot of intricate woodworking. The project was then set in stone and the team joined forces with professional carpenter Mitsuo Tsuda, sound engineer Kenjiro Matsuo and an unnamed on-site carpenter.

They all vigorously worked together to perfect this humongous wooden instrument that produced the loveliest of canopy symphonies that we've ever heard, sorry birds.

As you view the video, listen closely to how the creative director incorporated real sounds of nature as the little rubber ball gently falls down its xylophone ramp. Each wooden block the ball bumped into, had to be accurately carved and hollowed in order for it to produce the exact melody of "Cantana 147."

Surprisingly enough, the exact day this video was filmed, a devastating earthquake had hit the heart of Japan and it subsequently generated a small tsunami. Many of Japan's citizens had felt a sense of calm and hope once the advert had made waves online. It was later broadcasted on Japanese television several weeks later.

If you are wondering if this beautiful project was destroyed after filming, it wasn't. To this day, you can still hear Bach's famous melody being played after visiting the Daisetsu Mori-no Garden, the relocated home of the forest xylophone. While there, visitors are allowed to purchase a rubber ball from a vending machine and drop it onto the world-famous instrument to create a cacophony of sounds for fun.

The Daisetsu Mori-no Garden is one of the most visited attractions at the Hokkaido Garden Show.

We are always interested in unique viewpoints, so don't hesitate to give us your thoughts. If you really liked what you've seen, then don't let others miss out on this amazing video.