Category: Japan travel



The Kawagoe Bell of Time

Wed, October 31, 2018

Toki-no-Kane, the Bell of Time tower in Kawagoe, sounded the exact time for the last two and a half centuries. Today the bell can be heard four times a day, at 6 AM, at noon, at 3 PM and at 6 PM. Its pleasant sound was selected 22 years ago to be included on the official list of “100 Japanese Soundscapes".

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The Bell of Time (Toki-no-Kane), Kawagoe, Saitama
The Bell of Time (Toki-no-Kane), Kawagoe, Saitama
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