[HN Gopher] The Giant Ghibli Clock (2019)
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       The Giant Ghibli Clock (2019)
        
       Author : bookofjoe
       Score  : 70 points
       Date   : 2020-07-07 19:53 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | dwighttk wrote:
       | I'd love to see this
        
       | Reedx wrote:
       | Video of the clock in action: https://youtu.be/mH4zc3qVYpg?t=35
        
       | manuelabeledo wrote:
       | It is a gorgeous piece, no photo would make it justice.
       | 
       | The article fails to mention that the clock is _not_ at street
       | level but at the pedestrian bridge (road?) one, which is great,
       | especially for picture taking.
        
       | nullednull wrote:
       | I stayed in a hotel directly across from this once. Neat piece of
       | art but there's not much else to do in that district unless you
       | really have a fix for Taco Bell while in Japan. Perfectly
       | cromulent hotel, however.
        
         | manuelabeledo wrote:
         | Hey, me too! It's true that there is nothing much to do around
         | the area, it's mostly offices. There is however a Tower
         | Records, which is kind of a rarity nowadays.
        
       | starfallg wrote:
       | I stayed near Shiodome some time ago and came by this while it
       | was moving by luck. Stood there in awe for several minutes while
       | the show was on (it starts moving a few minutes before the hour
       | when the clock is supposed to 'perform'). A very nice surprise to
       | our trip.
        
       | welearnednothng wrote:
       | I randomly happened upon this while traveling in Japan several
       | years back. I didn't know anything about it when I came across
       | it, so it was quite the treat. Honestly, the photos and videos
       | don't do it justice.
       | 
       | Nonetheless, here's a video I took of it in action:
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF0iYFvkrEU
        
         | aarongolliver wrote:
         | When I first moved to Seattle I had a similarly serendipitous
         | experience finding this on a neighbor's lawn
         | https://castleintheskyrobot.tumblr.com/
        
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