Japanese wind chimes, elves in the hot summer wind.

Japanese people have three treasures in summer: wind chimes, round fans and cold noodles.

In many Japanese dramas, in order to show the romantic atmosphere, there are usually pictures like this:

"In the hot summer, the breeze blew, the leaves rustled in the yard, and there were ringing bells from time to time. This is a wind chime called one of Japanese summer scenery poems. 」

There are many kinds of wind chimes in Japan with different materials and unique designs.

Generally, a wind chime is like an inverted teacup with a bell-ringing stick called "tongue" hanging inside. There is a long line under the tongue with a rectangular paper label called "short book".

The breeze blows, and the short book at the bottom rotates in the wind, driving the "tongue" to knock on the wind chime and make a crisp sound.

In the eyes of the Japanese, wind chimes have the function of removing heat and cooling.

Of course, wind chimes are not air conditioners and have no actual cooling effect. However, the sound made by the wind chimes is crisp and moving. Sometimes it sounds like the chirping of an oriole, and sometimes it sounds like the whispering of a swallow, which makes people feel relaxed and calm, and the heat is unconsciously reduced.

In addition, the sound of wind chimes means that there is wind blowing, so after hearing the sound of wind chimes, it seems to feel a cool breeze, which will also make people feel cool psychologically.

Besides summer, the Japanese also believe that wind chimes can ward off evil spirits. It is said that monsters are afraid to approach after hearing the sound of wind chimes, so local people hang wind chimes under the eaves for safety.

It is said that wind chimes originated in Fengduo, China, and were used for wind direction measurement and divination. After it spread to Japan, in the late period of heian period, nobles hung wind chimes under the eaves to ward off evil spirits. After the Edo era, wind chimes spread to the people and gradually formed the current wind chime culture.

The most representative Japanese wind chimes are "Edo Wind chimes" and "Southern Wind chimes". In addition, there are wind chimes in different shapes made of metal, glass, ceramics, crystals and other materials.

Well-known ones are Hakodate's glass wind chimes, Fukushima Tamura's bamboo charcoal wind chimes, Shizuoka's bamboo thousand-tendon wind chimes, Qian Yue's Fukui's Qian Yue wind chimes, Shiga's Xinle wind chimes, Okayama's defensive wind chimes, Saga's Daejeon wind chimes, Okinawa's Jinli copper bells and Ryukyu glass wind chimes.

In summer, various activities related to wind chimes will be held in various parts of Japan, such as the wind chime festival of Chuanyue Glacier Shrine, the wind chime market of Kawasaki Master in Kanagawa Prefecture, and the Kannonji wind chime festival in Suiyuan City, Nara Prefecture. These activities are very popular and attract a large number of tourists every year.

During the activity, you can enjoy the beautiful sound and beautiful appearance of wind chimes, and you can also buy your favorite wind chimes to take home and hang them to enjoy a romantic and refreshing summer.