PANASONIC パナソニック Digital Clock 時計 on the Sapporo TV Tower in Sapporo Hokkaido Japan
The Sapporo TV Tower (さっぽろテレビ塔 Sapporo Terebi-tō), built in 1957, is a 147.2 metre high TV Tower with an observation deck at a height of 90.38 metres.
In 1961, digital clocks were installed at the height of 65 metres from the ground, which was donated by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., a Japanese electronics manufacturer. This installation was suggested by the founder of the company Konosuke Matsushita, who thought these digital clocks would draw a great attention to the Tower. These digital clocks, installed at four sides of the Tower, have been repaired two times: in 1998 and 2006. Interior and exterior of the Sapporo TV Tower were renovated in 2002, and the color of walls at the second and third floor was turned from pale green to dark green. In the second repair of the digital clocks in 2006, the light-emitting diode was adopted, and the advertisement right below the clocks was changed from the "National" to "Panasonic". (Source: Wikipedia).
Public Clock Photography / 16:9 remastered 2017
PANASONIC パナソニック Digital Clock 時計 on the Sapporo TV Tower in Sapporo Hokkaido Japan
The Sapporo TV Tower (さっぽろテレビ塔 Sapporo Terebi-tō), built in 1957, is a 147.2 metre high TV Tower with an observation deck at a height of 90.38 metres.
In 1961, digital clocks were installed at the height of 65 metres from the ground, which was donated by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., a Japanese electronics manufacturer. This installation was suggested by the founder of the company Konosuke Matsushita, who thought these digital clocks would draw a great attention to the Tower. These digital clocks, installed at four sides of the Tower, have been repaired two times: in 1998 and 2006. Interior and exterior of the Sapporo TV Tower were renovated in 2002, and the color of walls at the second and third floor was turned from pale green to dark green. In the second repair of the digital clocks in 2006, the light-emitting diode was adopted, and the advertisement right below the clocks was changed from the "National" to "Panasonic". (Source: Wikipedia).
Public Clock Photography / 16:9 remastered 2017