The Giant Ghibli Clock - Nittele Big Clock

Date: 2015 January 01 15:42

Posted by Joe

For a Ghibli fan heading to Japan, Mitaka is a the natural place to go for a pilgrimage to the Ghibli Museum. However the modern Tokyo district of Shiodome should not be overlooked for something something interesting and entertaining: the Nittele Big Clock (Nippon TV Really Big Clock).

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Designed by anime director Hayao Miyazaki, it looks like something out of Howl's Moving Castle. The installation is 10 meters tall and 18 meters wide, weighing in at 28 tons. It was sculpted by Shachimaru Kunio, who was also responsible for the Robot Solider (from Castle in the Sky) at the Ghibli Museum.