Highlights of Japan's Furin-Ichi wind chimes market in Kawasaki (11 images)

The wind chimes market Furin-Ichi is celebrated at Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple in Kawasaki, Kanagawa-Prefecture, Japan, for five days in July. Photos by Keizo Mori/UPI

This market sells 900 colorful varieties of wind chimes, with 30,000 pieces on sale from all over Japan every year.

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Wind chimes were introduced from China by monks.

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The Japanese Temple used wind chimes for amulets to ward off evil spirits.

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The wind chimes are traditionally sold and displayed in summer as they ring in the breeze and therefore relief from the heat.

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