Toki no kane
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The Toki no Kane (lit. simply "bell of time" or "clockbell") is a bell in Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture; the bell and bell tower is likely the most famous symbol of the city.
A bell in the same style as Japanese Buddhist temple bells, the toki no kane is said to have been constructed originally in the Kan'ei era (1624-43), under Sakai Tadakatsu, Lord of Kawagoe. The tower is three stories (16.2 m) high, rising up above the kura (traditional-style storehouses).
The bell sounds four times a day, at 6am, 12 noon, 3pm, and 6pm, and has been sounding for roughly 350 years. Destroyed in the Great Kawagoe Fire of 1892, it was rebuilt the following year.
References
- Plaques on-site.
