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Japan abandoned the traditional 12-hour ''koku'' system of timekeeping in [[1873]], and adopted the Western system, alongside the adoption of the [[Japanese calendar|Western calendar]].<ref name=british/>
Japan abandoned the traditional 12-hour ''koku'' system of timekeeping in [[1873]], and adopted the Western system, alongside the adoption of the [[Japanese calendar|Western calendar]].<ref name=british/>
[[File:Clock2.jpg|thumb|500px|center|A very rough illustration of how the periods of the ''koku'' lengthened, shortened, and shifted with the seasons. Note the modern 24-hour clock at top and bottom, and the traditional bell (''koku'') numbers indicated within the day/night bar. In winter, dawn is later and dusk earlier than in summer, squeezing the six ''koku'' of daylight into briefer periods each.]]
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