The Japanese Love of Sound
are lengths of bamboo that slowly fill withwater and then empty out, making a knocking sound. Inthe past, they were used to scare away animals and birds,but now people just like the rhythmic sound.
Sound of "Bamboo Fountain"
Making Tea (お茶を点てる)
Preparation before making tea (お茶を点てる前の準備)
A wind-bell is called a furin in Japan. A furin is a small bell made of metal or porcelain that hangs and rings in the wind. These wind-bells give poetic charm to the Japanese summers. In the sultry summer season people hang wind-bells from the edge of their eaves. Then people enjoy the cool when the furins swing and ring in the breeze. There is also a fancy strip of paper called tanzaku that hangs from the bell’s clapper. When a breeze comes, the tanzaku swings and causes the clapper to hit the bell. This results in the bell’s ringing.
Sound of Wind chime
bell cricket basket
Sound of bell cricket