[Shimane] The world's largest hourglass in Japan!? 🏆 Enjoy the experience of sand that makes mysterious sounds 💡

A must-visit spot in Shimane! Introducing the world's largest hourglass✍🏻 (All photos are from May 2024) ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ This is the "Nima Sand Museum" in Oda City, Shimane Prefecture This is where you'll find the world's largest hourglass There is a sand calendar⌛️ This hourglass, located in a bright building with a high glass ceiling, drops 1 ton of sand over the course of a year💡 It's a very large container with a total length of 5.2m and a diameter of 1m🫙 The diameter of you, in the middle where the sand is falling, is only 0.84mm😳 0.032g per second, 114g per hour, 2,740g of sand per day, it seems to be ticking away under computer control⏳ You can also experience singing sand💫 The squeaking sound is cute and fun! The trick to making it ring out well is to press it as hard as you can 🙋🏻 ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ✍🏻 ᴛʀɪᴘ ᴛɪᴘs ˊ˗ You can also try sand painting for free and it's a lot of fun! Recommended! ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ✍🏻 ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ (as of October 2024) Nima Sand Museum 📍Address: 975 Tenkawachi, Nima-cho, Oda-shi, Shimane Prefecture 🚐Parking: Available ⏰Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (last admission at 16:30) 💤Closed: Every Wednesday (next weekday if Wednesday is a public holiday) and New Year's holidays ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ #Domestic travel #Tottori sightseeing #Tottori trip #trip domestic travel