Glass wind chimes hung under the eaves of houses have been adding a touch of color and offering a refreshing feeling with sounds created by gentle breezes in Japan's humid summer for centuries.

Known as fūrin (風鈴) in Japanese, the style of wind chimes most prevalent in the country consists of a simple glass bowl exterior (外見 gaiken), a bell clapper (舌 zetsu, literally "tongue"), and a ...

The Owara Kaze No Bon Wind Chime from Maison Martin Margiela is a longstanding favorite. An interpretation of traditional Japanese wind bells, the blown glass bell is available in three sizes.

"In Japan, wind-chimes have become an item enjoyed for their sound and to feel cool during summer." Many of the chimes are made of glass, while others use iron or pottery to produce distinctive ...

During the annual wind chime festival, 3,500 wind-bells made of glass ring through the premises ... The festival runs through late August. (Japanese original by Hiroyuki Maeda, Kurume Bureau ...

Hisao Sekine, 59, runs the pottery and glass shop Nikko Factory in ... He said, "I'm probably the only person in Japan to peddle self-produced wind chimes." Sekine works on the chime making ...

Wind chimes are displayed on the wind chimes market "Furin-Ichi" at the Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple in Kawasaki, Kanagawa-Prefecture, Japan on July 18, 2018. [Photo/IC] The Wind chimes market ...

If you are also soothed by the tone of wind chimes outside your front door (or maybe you’re just looking for a thoughtful gift for your own grandma), we have recommendations for wooden ...

Described as a lingering and clear sound with a Japanese soul ... timekeeping that amplifies the purity of the chime mimicking the Myochin wind bell’s sound. For 52 generations, Munemichi ...

"In Japan, wind-chimes have become an item enjoyed for their sound and to feel cool during summer." Many of the chimes are made of glass, while others use iron or pottery to produce distinctive ...