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Fūrin

The fūrin is a musical instrument. Learn how it makes its sound and explore related instruments.

From Wikipedia

A fūrin (風鈴, ふうりん, lit. 'wind-bell') is a small, bowl-shaped Japanese wind chime typically hung during the summer. A piece of paper called tanzaku (短冊) is usually hung from each fūrin to cause it to ring even with just a slight breeze. The sound of the fūrin and the sight of the paper blowing in the wind are seen by many Japanese people as having a cooling effect during the hot Japanese summer.

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