Hour bell Nanbu Morioka Castle Tower Bell (Hanamaki Castle Hour Bell)
It is currently located in front of Hanamaki City Hall, but during the feudal period it was located on the Ninomaru site of Hanamaki Castle (the square mountain area of Hanamaki Elementary School). In September 1646, Shigenao, the 28th head of Nanbu, moved the Morioka Castle bell tower to Hanamaki Castle. Additionally, the current bell tower was newly built in August 1978.
Hanamaki City
Southern Iwate