Locals affectionately call it the "Bell of Awakening" or the "Bell Tower." In 1922, upon hearing that the Veterans Association was advocating punctuality, 15 people from Shiwahorimura who were living in the United States donated an American-made bell, and in response, the locals built a 7.8m-tall bell tower on a cut stone platform. Currently, a siren is installed on the second floor, and it still tells the time to local people. It is registered as a national tangible cultural property.
INFORMATION
- address
- 〒739-0269Shiwabori, Shiwacho, Higashihiroshima City
- Phone Number
- 082-420-0977