Wind chime market opens in Kawasaki, Japan (8 images)

By Wade Sheridan

The wind chime market, or Furin-Ichi, is open at the Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple in Kawasaki, Kanagawa-Prefecture, Japan, on Monday. The market, which opens every summer, sells 800 varieties of wind chimes with over 20,000 pieces on sale.

Customers check out wind chimes that are for sale during the Furin-Ichi, or wind chime market event, at the Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple in Kawasaki, Kanagawa-Prefecture, Japan, on July 17, 2023. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI

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The market features 800 varieties of wind chimes with over 20,000 pieces on sale. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI

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Wind chimes are traditionally sold and displayed in the summer. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI

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Wind chimes are used by temples to ward off evil spirits. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI

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