Japanese Wind Chimes :: Wind Bells :: Furin
Japanese Wind Chimes - Furin
Clear, Cool and Other-Worldly
The Wind Bell or ‘Furin’ is a Japanese cultural icon. The distinctive quality of it's sound distinguishes it from traditional western wind chimes. The Furin having a single, resonant sound that has been described as ‘clear, cool and otherworldly’.
Japanese Wind Chimes - Furin
Paper Wind Catchers
We do have paper wind catchers available separately if you need to replace your old ones. They are good quality and durable @ $1.50 (Standard) - $3.50 (Designer) each. Registered post is $3.50 or free if you order with any Furin or wind chime.
- Name: Tanzaku
- Size: 1.75″ x 9.5″
- Material: Paper
- Price: $1.50 - $3.50
The Furin's sound is characteristic of Japanese minimalism.
The Furin is used in Japan in summer to suggest the coolness of a breeze and can often be seen in public spaces during the long summer months. Usually hung on porches or eaves it is a truly soothing and peaceful sound conducive to daydreaming or meditating, invoking a relaxing and near mystical feeling. It is an integral part of the Japanese landscape and cultural make-up invoking images and memories of summer for Japanese people.
Note
The direct predecessor of the Furin is thought to be a category of bells known as Futaku (hanging bells). Buddhists attaching them profusely by the hundreds or even thousands to the eaves of temples, shrines, and pagodas, causing during breezy moments an almost overwhelming auspicious sensation of sound.
Details
- Material: The Furin is made of cast iron and the ringer is made of a lighter aluminium metal for a better sound.
- *Each Furin comes with a string and paper wind catcher which is interchangeable. The paper strip reads ‘Furin’ in Kanji which means simply ‘wind bell’.
- *Made in Japan.
Order Your Furin…
Furin - Temple Bell
Small
- Name: Furin Temple Bell (Small)
- Design: Traditional
- Size: 1.5″ x 1.5″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $18
Furin - Temple Bell
Medium
- Name: Furin Temple Bell (Medium)
- Design: Traditional
- Size: 2.25″ x 2″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $22.50
Furin - Temple Bell
Large
- Name: Furin Temple Bell (Large)
- Design: Dragon
- Size: 3 3/4″ x 2 7/8″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $38.50
Furin - Plum Blossom
Baika
- Name: Baika
- Design: Rust Brown Colour
- Symbolism: Elegance, faithfulness & pure heart.
- Size: 1 5/8″ x 2 1/4″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $18
Furin - Lily
Yuri
- Name: Yuri
- Design: Flower
- Symbolism: Fertility, purity.
- Size: 1.75″ x 2″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $18
Furin - Owl
Fukurō
- Name: Fukurō
- Design: Owl (Brown)
- Symbolism: Insight, wisdom, protective, mystical.
- Size: 2.5″ x 2.25″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $32.50
Furin - Japanese Raccoon Dog
Tanuki
- Name: Tanuki
- Design: Japanese Raccoon Dog
- Symbolism: Mischievous, curiosity, dexterity, disguise.
- Size: 2″ x 2″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $18
Furin - Turtle (Medium)
Kame
- Name: Kame
- Design: Turtle
- Symbolism: Longevity, felicity, good luck, stability.
- Size: 3 3/8″ x 2 1/2″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $22.50
Furin - Cricket
Suzumushi
- Name: Suzumushi
- Design: Cricket
- Symbolism: Good luck, protection, rebirth.
- Size: 1 1/2″ x 1 7/8″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $18
Furin - Bellflower on Leaf
Campanula
- Name: Campanula
- Design: Bellflower on Leaf
- Symbolism: Unchanging love, honesty & obedience.
- Size: 1 5/8″ x 1 3/4″ (flower size)
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $29.50
Furin - Dragonfly On Leaf
Tonbo
- Name: Tonbo
- Design: Dragonfly On Leaf
- Symbolism: Courage, strength, happiness, victory.
- Size: 9″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $67.50
Furin - Origami Crane
Oritzuru
- Name: Oritzuru
- Design: Origami Crane
- Symbolism: Very lucky, happiness, longevity, fidelity.
- Wikipedia: Significance of Cranes
- Size: 6.5″ x 3.25″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $75
Furin - Bell With Hammer
Large
- Name: Bell With Hammer
- Design: Traditional
- Size: 3 5/8″ x 3″
- Material: Cast Iron, Wooden Hammer
- Price: $39.50
Furin - Fancy Temple Bell
Medium
- Name: Fancy Temple Bell
- Design: Traditional
- Size: 3″ x 2.5″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $25
Furin - Black Sparrow
Suzume
- Name: Suzume
- Design: Sparrow
- Symbolism: Diligence, simplicity, inclusion, deserving of respect despite size, moral action.
- Size: 1.5″ x 2.5″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $18
Furin - Snail on Leaf
Katatsumuri
- Name: Katatsumuri
- Design: Snail on Leaf
- Symbolism: Rainy season, One of the ‘San-sukumi’
- Size: 6.75″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $29.50
- Note: Discontinued.
Furin - Mountain Stream
Keiryuu
- Name: Keiryuu
- Design: Fish in Stream
- Symbolism: Perseverance in adversity and strength of purpose.
- Size: 2″ x 10.25″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $45
Furin - Lantern
Tourou
- Name: Tourou
- Design: Lantern
- Symbolism: Enlightenment
- Size: 4″ x 5″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $75
Furin - Pine Cone
Matsubokkuri
- Name: Matsubokkuri
- Design: Pine Cone
- Symbolism: Endurance and eternity. Friendship and constancy during times of adversity.
- Size: Ø1.75″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $18
Furin - Mountain Stream (Round)
Keiryuu-Maru
- Name: Keiryuu-Maru
- Design: Fish in Stream
- Symbolism: Perseverance in adversity and strength of purpose.
- Size: 8.5″ x 7.5″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $65
Furin - Owl Family
Marugata-Oyako Fukurou
- Name: Marugata-Oyako Fukurou
- Design: Owls, Parent and Child
- Symbolism: Family, protective, nurturing, wisdom.
- Size: 3.8″ x 3″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $35
Furin - Crickets
Suzumushi
- Name: Suzumushi
- Design: Crickets in Grass
- Symbolism: Good luck, protection, rebirth.
- Size: 4″ x 3.4″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $29.50
Furin - Willow & Swallow
Yanagi Tsubame
- Name: Yanagi Tsubame
- Design: Willow tree & Swallow
- Symbolism: Companionship, happiness and harmony.
- Size: 2″ x 1.8″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $18
Furin - Frog on Leaf
Konoha Kaeru
- Name: Konoha Kaeru
- Design: Frog on Hydrangea Leaf
- Symbolism: Good luck, spring, fertility, returning.
- Size: 6.8″ x 3″ x 1.6″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $55
- Note: Discontinued.
Furin - Blade Pattern
Hamon
- Name: Hamon
- Design: Blade Pattern
- Symbolism: Japanese swordsmithing technique.
- Size: 2.1″ x 1.9″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $21
Furin - Firefly
Hotaru
- Name: Hotaru
- Design: Firefly
- Symbolism: Passionate love.
- Size: 2″ x 2″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $18
Furin - Pine Needles
Matsuba
- Name: Matsuba
- Design: Pine Needles
- Symbolism: Eternal life, patience, endurance, faithfulness and integrity.
- Size: 2″ x 2″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $18
Furin - Hanging Bells
3 Bells
- Name: Hanging Bells
- Design: 3 Bells
- Size: 4″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $39.50
Furin - Turtle (Small)
Kame
- Name: Kame (Small)
- Design: Small Turtle
- Symbolism: Longevity, felicity, good luck, stability.
- Size: 2.55″ x 2″ x 1.3″
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $18
Furin - Temple Bell
Bonshou
- Name: Bonshou
- Design: Traditional
- Symbolism: Used in Japan to call monks to prayer.
- Size: 2.75" x 2.4"
- Material: Cast Iron
- Price: $22.50
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Ordering Japanese Wind Chimes ‘Furin’
- Japanese Wind Chimes ‘Furin’ $18 - $75
- Carols ‘Special’ gift wrapping - $5
- Australia wide Registered Post & Insurance
- FREE for orders over $100
- $9.95 for orders under $100
How to order online: To buy, click on the ‘Add To Cart’ buttons of your favorite Furin. You will be directed to PayPals Secure Payment page. Credit & debit cards are accepted through PayPal too. (You don't need a PayPal account.)
Return Policy
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