Tokyo Cathedral Bell Tower

A 62-Metre Tower Tapering to a Cross

The Tokyo Cathedral Bell Tower (東京カテドラル鐘塔) is a bell tower showing Kenzo Tange's originality of 1964 in Sekiguchi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on August 6, 2025 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a reinforced-concrete tower 62 metres high with a building area of 12 square metres; registration number 13-0526.

A Sharp Tower Hung with Four Bells

The bell tower of Tokyo Cathedral rises 62 metres in reinforced concrete south of the cathedral; its plan is a distorted rhombus and its elevation tapers sharply towards the top (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

An opening cut through the top holds four bells, and the spire above ends in the form of a cross (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It stands beside the cathedral.

Why It Was Registered

The Agency notes it as a bell tower that displays Kenzo Tange's originality, and registered it as a model of design.

What to Look For

Look for the sharply tapering elevation and the four bells hung in the opening at the top (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

It is owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Bunkyo City says it is a 10-minute walk from Gokokuji Station and 15 minutes from Edogawabashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line, or 1 minute from the Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo-mae stop of Toei bus route Haku 61, and gives the address as 3-16-15 Sekiguchi. No official information on visiting hours was found. The cathedral and bell tower are introduced together on the Tokyo Cathedral page.