Furin Fuurin
Fuurin or furin are bells of various shapes and designs depicting subjects, animals or things that are symbols of luck, made of ceramic, glass or metal. With a piece of "tanzaku" cardboard or other material that is tied under the bell and moving with the help of the wind, it makes the Fuurin play. Very popular in Japan because hearing the Fuurin play increases the feeling of well-being; They come in many shapes and colors and each one has a different melody, in the summer months the pleasant sound of the Fuurin can be heard everywhere, in open places, near the windows, under a portico where the wind blows there is a Fuurin that pleasant sensation of freshness. In Japan it is thought that sound drives away negative things from one's home.