Old Bell Clock Tower

This Old Bell Clock Tower in the Isezaki Domain lord’s residence is the oldest reinforced concrete structure in Gunma. Completed in 1916 during the Taisho period thanks to the donation of Keisuke Kobayashi who runs a chemist in Yokohama. It told the time to the town until 1937 when the metal in the clock and bell was used for the war efforts. The clock was restored after the war to its Taisho period state for the municipal government’s 50th anniversary. You can get a great feeling for the romanticism of the Taisho period with the red brick walls, renaissance windows and domed roof.