Furin (wind chimes馃帎) are recognized as a symbol of summer in Japan.


At Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto 鉀╋笍, around 1,000 wind chimes are now displayed along the vermilion-painted corridors until late August.


Visitors can buy a strip of paper to write a wish on.

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