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2. Fūrin - Wikipedia

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   The origins of fūrin are believed to be from the Chinese Tang Dynasty when metal wind chimes were hung in bamboo forests and used to tell fortunes. [1] [3] The word fūrin was first used in Japan during the Heian period when they were hung from eaves, particularly at Buddhist temples, as talismans to ward off evil spirits. [1]

3. Traditional Japanese musical instruments - Wikipedia

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   Traditional Japanese musical instruments, known as wagakki (和楽器) in Japanese, are musical instruments used in the traditional folk music of Japan. They comprise a range of string , wind , and percussion instruments.

4. Wind chime - Wikipedia

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   Japanese glass wind bells known as fūrin (風鈴) have been produced since the Edo period, [4] and those at Mizusawa Station are one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan. Wind chimes are thought to be good luck in parts of Asia and are used in Feng Shui. Wind chimes started to become modernized around 1100 C.E. after the Chinese began to cast bells.

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6. Kabura-ya - Wikipedia

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   Samurai archer shooting a kabura-ya over the Azuchi. Kabura-ya (鏑矢, lit. 'turnip[-headed] arrow') is a type of Japanese arrow used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. . Kabura-ya were arrows which whistled when shot [1] and were used in ritual archery exchanges before formal medieval ba

7. Suikinkutsu - Wikipedia

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   ' water koto cavern ') is a type of Japanese garden ornament and music device. It consists of an upside down buried pot with a hole at the top. Water drips through the hole at the top onto a small pool of water inside of the pot, creating a pleasant splashing sound that rings inside of the pot similar to a bell or Japanese zither.