IZUMOZAKI, Niigata Prefecture--A centuries-old hanging bell that escaped being melted down for Japan’s failed war ... from a beam of Japanese cypress wood, measuring 30 cm across, that had ...
The hanging bell was cast during the early years of the Edo Period (1603-1867). It is 3.3 meters tall, 2.8 meters wide and weighs 70 tons. It is regarded as one of Japan’s three most ...