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　The clock tower of Ginza and Wako, which has carved time for four times, Meiji, Taisho era, Showa, and Heisei.

At midnight on April 30, 2019, when the times change, the Ginza Wako Main Building / Clock Tower will be lit up, and the Westminster-style chime will begin playing the prologue of the new era "Reiwa" 45 seconds before midnight.

When the chime is over, the sound of a 12-stroke bell announces midnight, specially opens the shutter of the show window, celebrating the dawn of Reiwa and the throne of His Majesty the Emperor.

On the display of the show window, "Reiwa no Book" written by Hiromitsu Ishihi of the Japanese calligraphy family is displayed, and under the theme of "season", the flowers of twenty-four season old calendar express their attachment to Japanese culture, which has found many beauty in the changing seasons, along with expectations for a new era. (The new era display will be limited to 6 days from May 1st to 6th.)