History and Culture
Walking
Kawagoe
Toki no Kane (Time Bell Tower)
It is said that Toki no Kane (Time Bell Tower) was constructed in Tagamachi (present-day Saiwaichou) during the Edo period on the orders of Sakai Tadakatsu, the lord of Kawagoe Domain. In the 26th year of Meiji (1893), Toki no Kane was destroyed in the Great Fire of Kawagoe. However, being an important symbol of Kawagoe, it was reconstructed a year later.
At present, Toki no Kane rings four times a day: at 6 am, noon, 3 pm, and 6 pm. In the 8th year of Heisei (1996), Toki no Kane was selected as one of “100 Soundscapes of Japan: Preserving Our Heritage” by the then-Environmental Agency.
【Address】
15-7 Saiwai-cho, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture
【Access】
15 minutes walk from Hon-Kawagoe Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line
or
Take the “Kuranomachi via bus” from “Kawagoe Station” on the JR Kawagoe Line or Tobu Tojo Line,
get off at the “Ichibangai” bus stop, then walk for 2 minutes
