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Toki no Kane

Saitama · Kawagoe · Architecture

Japanese name: 時の鐘

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WHAT TO DOToki no Kane

The symbol of Kawagoe. The bell still rings four times a day.

WHERESaitama

West · Kawagoe

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Toki no Kane (1)Tak1701d · CC BY-SA 3.0Toki no Kane (2)tak1701d · Public domainToki no Kane (3)Yoshio Kohara · CC BY 3.0Toki no Kane (4)江戸村のとくぞう · CC BY-SA 4.0Toki no Kane (5)Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0Toki no Kane (6)Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0Toki no Kane (7)Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0Toki no Kane (8)Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0Toki no Kane (9)Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0Toki no Kane (10)Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0Toki no Kane (11)Wei-Te Wong from Taipei City, Taiwan, … · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Overview

The symbol of Kawagoe. The bell still rings four times a day.

About this place

The List of Bells of Time (Toki no Kane) is a list of bells that announce the time (toki no kane, jikan). Not all of the bells of time are listed.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：1893

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