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Chuo Ward, Tokyo Metropolis

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Kochotokinokane

official name：The Kokucho Bell of Time

English name：The Kokucho Bell of Time

The bell of Kokumachi

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    This bell was used to announce the time to the people living in the Edo castle town. It is said to have been established during the reign of the second Shogun, Tokugawa Hidetada. Jushi Park, where the bell is currently located, is rich with historical sites, including a monument marking the place of Yoshida Shoin's execution. In 1976, the bell was designated as a Tangible Cultural Property by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

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    Name
    The Kokucho Bell of Time
    Location
    〒103-0001 5-2 Nihonbashi Kodenmacho, Chuo Ward, Tokyo (in Jushi Park)

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    Access
    2 minutes on foot from Kodenma Station Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
    Cultural Property
    Registered tangible cultural property designation year: 1976

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