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Kobe Bell
The Kobe Bell in 2008
Location	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates: 47°37′24.6″N 122°21′7.9″W / 47.623500°N 122.352194°W / 47.623500; -122.352194

The Kobe Bell (also known as the Friendship Bell) is a ceremonial Japanese bonshō (bell) installed on the grounds of the Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington, United States.

The bell was presented as a gift to the people of Seattle by the people of Kobe, Japan, in commemoration of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair and Kobe's status as Seattle's first sister city. It is made of ornamented bronze and housed inside a wooden shōrō. It contains a dedication written in both Japanese and English:

"Presented by the People of Kobe to the People of Seattle as a Symbol of Friendship. May this bell ring forever signifying friendship between the nations of the United States and Japan."

The bell is recognized as a Seattle Historic Site.

References

1. "Kobe Bell". seattlearts.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
2. pls4e (2019-01-15). "Kobe Bell". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. Retrieved 2023-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. "Seattle Historical Sites Search Result - Department of Neighborhoods (DON)". web6.seattle.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
4. "Kobe Bell". seattlearts.emuseum.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.

External links

• Media related to Kobe Bell, Seattle Center at Wikimedia Commons

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