Fūrin: the symbol of Japanese summer
Japanese wind bells have appeared in the branches of the park's trees.
“A new tradition has appeared in our park. Fūrin — Japanese wind bells — now ring quietly in the branches of the trees. This is not just decoration. It is an ancient craft of sound that teaches you to hear the invisible.”
Three parts: a body of glass, metal or ceramic; a clapper hanging inside; and the tanzaku, a paper strip below on which wishes or seasonal haiku are written. The Japanese believe that every time the fūrin sounds, the wind carries those words away.
The story begins in China: bronze bells were hung in bamboo groves and fortunes were told from the sound of the wind. In Heian-period Japan they were hung as a charm, and in the Edo era, when Dutch glassblowing arrived through Nagasaki, the fūrin became the symbol of summer.
The ringing carries the frequency pattern known as 1/f fluctuation — the same rhythm as a babbling stream or rustling leaves.
- Who took part
- The park team
- Tags
- Sound · Tradition · Fūrin
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