Daimyo Clock Museum

The Daimyo Clock Museum contains 50 mechanical timepieces, sundials, and incense clocks within an 83-square-meter exhibition space in Tokyo's Yanaka district.

Sakujiro Kamiguchi established the Japanese Clock Preservation Society in 1951 and collected numerous timepieces before the museum opened in April 1974.

The museum exhibits clocks that belonged to Daimyo feudal lords during the Edo period, when timekeeping devices indicated variable-length hours based on seasonal daylight.

Located at 2-1-27 Yanaka, the museum welcomes visitors from Tuesday through Sunday between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM, with admission fees starting at 300 yen.

The collection features pyramid-shaped clocks with mechanical systems that adapted to Japan's traditional time divisions, where daylight and night periods contained six varying units.

Location: Yanaka

Inception: April 1974

Official opening: April 1974

Address: 2 Chome-1-27 Yanaka, Taito City, Tokyo 110-0001 110-0001 110-0001

Opening Hours: Mardi-Dimanche 10:00-16:00

Phone: +81338216913

GPS coordinates: 35.72129,139.76618

Latest update: March 12, 2025 17:49