December 31, 2024
Parade departure: 11:50 pm
January 1, 2025
Bell ringing begins at midnight
Closing ceremony: Scheduled for 1:30 a.m.
Location: Sensoji Temple grounds, far right of Hozomon Gate

The bell tower of Sensoji Temple on Mt. Benten was burned down during the war, but the bell itself was safe.
The bell tower was constructed immediately after the end of the war, and on New Year's Eve in 1951, 108 believers began ringing the bell, a tradition that continues to this day.
This event became known as the Hyakuhachi-e and has become an important annual event to say goodbye to the passing of Asakusa.
Most of the people who ring the bell are locals, but there are also kabuki actors, rakugo artists, manga artists and others with deep ties to Asakusa, who add color to Asakusa as it welcomes the New Year.

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