Dutchman makes replica of clock given to Japan leader in 1611

Dutchman makes replica of clock given to Japan leader in 1611

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Johan Ten Hoeve from the Netherlands works to make a replica of a clock presented in 1611 to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the feudal Tokugawa shogunate administration in Japan, by Spanish King Philip III in this file photo taken in Shizuoka, central Japan, on May 17, 2014. The original clock is kept at the Kunouzan Toshogu shrine in the Japanese city.

Replica 400-yr-old clock of Tokugawa Ieyasu

Replica 400-yr-old clock of Tokugawa Ieyasu

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Clock craftsman Johan ten Hoeve from London disassembles a 400-year-old clock, a gift from Spanish King Philip III to "shogun" Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1611, at Kunozan Toshogu Shrine in Shizuoka on May 13, 2014, in order to create a replica.

Replica of Western clock given by Spain to Japan's feudal leader

Replica of Western clock given by Spain to Japan's feudal leader

An official of the Kunouzan Toshogu Shrine in Shizuoka, central Japan, holds on Sept. 3, 2015, a replica of the wind-up Western clock that was given by the king of Spain in 1611 to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. On the left is Johan Ten Hoeve, a London-based Dutch clock smith who produced the replica. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Dutchman makes replica of clock given to Japan leader in 1611

Dutchman makes replica of clock given to Japan leader in 1611

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Johan Ten Hoeve from the Netherlands works to make a replica of a clock presented in 1611 to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the feudal Tokugawa shogunage administration in Japan, by Spanish King Felipe III in this file photo taken in Shizuoka, central Japan, on May 17, 2014. The original clock is kept at the Kunouzan Toshogu shrine in the Japanese city. (Kyodo)