Keeping The Time Of Tokyo: 5 Iconic Clocks In Japan's Capital

Tokyo Time and Clock Monuments

The clock on the Kitte Marunouchi Building in front of Tokyo Station.
Clocks have essentially a practical purpose: to show the time.

Many European cities and towns have clock towers that announce the time every hour. In the past, when people did not own clocks or watches, clock towers used to mark the time for work or for prayer. Even today, public clocks all around the globe mark the rhythm of life in a community–– it is not an exaggeration to say that they keep the world in motion.

Clocks make it possible for us to meet, to gather toge

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