Just a year has passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake. When you see images of the stricken area in the media reports of the past few days, piles and mountains of rubble that make you feel far away from recovery, as well as recovery. Many Tokyo residents would like to applaud the decision to accept rubble disposal by the governor. Memorial events are being held in various places, but in the Asahi Shimbun on March 8th, around 14:00 before Wako, looking at the enclosed article "11 times of memorial bell in Wako".
There is no postcard in the description of the show window saying, "Please bring a 100 postcards with messages from citizens to the affected areas and pictures of prefectural birds in the six prefectures of Tohoku."
As 14:46 approaches, the 4-chome intersection is people, people, people! A street that is not a pedestrian paradise is full of people. At 14:46, the bell began to sound exactly and everyone was silent!
Wako's clock tower usually sounds only during business hours, every time the time changes from 59 minutes to 00 minutes. It is the first time that I have heard this.
Wako, where the clock tower is located, is a landmark of Ginza, but according to the Chuo-ku Monoshiri Encyclopedia, the first clock tower was built in 1894 (1894). The second building with a clock tower was completed in 1932 (1932). After the war, it was requisitioned as a PX for the troops, and in 1952, when it was lifted, it was restarted as a commercial facility and building. Initially, the large clock tower was made in Germany, but it was changed to Seiko Quartz in 1966. That's right.
At Ginza Matsuya, a charity concert was held in front of the entrance to the 1st floor, and many people gathered.
I can't help but hope for quick recovery and reconstruction.
