Yes, the clock is completely free to visit and view at any time. The clock itself can be visited 24 hours a day, making it accessible for both day and evening viewing. No tickets or reservations are required. After viewing the Ghibli Clock, visitors can head down to B2F to find the Nittele-Ya store, which sells Nippon TV character gifts and Studio Ghibli merchandise such as socks, towels, stickers, key chains, badges and models.
Take the Yurikamome Line to Shiodome Station or get off at Shimbashi Station where several of the main lines meet. Both stations are approximately a two-minute walk from the clock. The clock is located outside the second story of the Nittele Tower (Nippon Television headquarters) in the Shiodome district. The area is well-signposted and easy to navigate.
Although a water feature acts as a natural barrier to the clock, the walkways allow you to get up pretty close to the Ni-Tele Really Big Clock and enjoy the spectacle. The viewing areas provide excellent vantage points to see the mechanical details and movements during performances. Photography is permitted and encouraged from the public walkways.
The clock's aesthetic has been likened to Howl's Moving Castle due to its steampunk style, but it is not directly based on any single Ghibli film. The design represents Hayao Miyazaki's original creative vision for a large-scale public art installation. The mechanical features and whimsical movements reflect the imaginative style that characterizes Studio Ghibli's work rather than recreating specific characters or scenes from their films.
Very cute, nicely designed clock located in the middle of a lot of office spaces. Very nice, airy location. Studio Ghibli fans will enjoy seeing it, especially the little show every 3 hours. We watched the 6pm one so it was a little dark but still nice. The clock show starts about 3 minutes before the hour.
A true gem hidden among skyscrapers. This clock is a piece of art, well worth being seen. At certain times during the day it does a show moving all its parts in a coordinated fashion with music. In terms of style, is reminiscent of the howl moving castle. Tickets are not needed.
March 2025
What a quirky and fun clock!
It started about 3 min before 12 noon. A bell rings and then there is approx 15 sec before the motion sequence begins. It runs for another 3.5 min.
We had a difficult time locating the very large clock structure while following the walking directions on maps. Stay on the upper level after exiting the Shimbashi station.
Don't go down any stairs to the ground floor.
The clock is in the middle of a bunch of tall glass office buildings, open space walkways.
There are a few cherry and plum blossoms blooming to the far left of the clock - mid March 2025.
(Many thanks to other posters who mentioned that the clock plays a little motion sequence at 3 min before the hour, every 3 hrs. It appears to run at 6 / 9 / 12 / 3 - AM and PM)
This was a cool place to stop by if you have the time. The clock does chime at certain times throughout the day. So you can plan ahead if you want to see the clock chime. Otherwise, it was not crowded and was fun to look at. Worth it if you are in the area and have several days in Tokyo. We spent about 20 minutes here.
