{"id":4719,"date":"2023-07-03T20:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/?p=4719"},"modified":"2023-07-03T14:59:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T05:59:54","slug":"vol-171","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/en\/event\/vol-171\/","title":{"rendered":"Vol.171\uff1aThe Wind Chime Festival held in the temple in Kyoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hot and humid these days. We hope you are staying dry.<br \/>\nSo, we would like to introduce &#8220;the Wind Chime Festival&#8221;, where you may can feel a coolness.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style3a\">The Wind Chime Festival<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20230701_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4712\" \/><br \/>\nThe festival  is held at Shojyu-in Temple in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture.<br \/>\nThe temple is in Ujitawara-cho where the temperature is about 5\u2103 lower than in the city of Kyoto.<br \/>\nAbout 2,000 wind chimes are displayed in the precincts, and you can hear the clear and refreshing sound of the wind chimes.<br \/>\nIn the main hall, you can see various wind chimes collected from all 47 prefectures.<br \/>\nThe temple is also called Furin (wind chime) temple.<\/p>\n<p>There are two reasons why the festival started.<br \/>\nFirst,the chief priest of Shojyu-in temple wants visiters to feel a coolness with five senses(touch)(taste)(hearing)(eyesight)(smell).<br \/>\nSecondly,wind chimes protect the goddess against evils.<\/p>\n<p>The pattern of wind chimes are changed depending on the season.<br \/>\nFrom Jun 1st to the beginning of July:hydrangea pattern<br \/>\nFrom the beginning of July to late August:Sunflower pattern<br \/>\nFrom the beginning of September to September:Cosmos pattern<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20230701_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4709\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can enjoy the wind chime painting event, and take it home as a souvenir.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"style4a\">Information of the Wind Chime Festival<\/h4>\n<p>Event dates:6\/1\uff5e9\/18(\u203bexcept8\/17)<br \/>\nVisiting hours:9\uff1a00\uff5e16\uff1a30<br \/>\nLocation:149 Oku Yamada Kawakami, Ujitawara-cho tsuzuki-gun, Kyoto<br \/>\nEntrance fee:800yen<br \/>\nTEL:0774-88-3601<br \/>\nHP:<a href=\"http:\/\/shoujuin.boo.jp\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shoujuin.boo.jp\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are many other attractions in Shojyu-in Temple.<br \/>\nThere is the heart-shaped window called Inome-window in the reception hall.<br \/>\nIt has been a hot topic on social media for a while now.<br \/>\nPlease check the latest information on the official website before going out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20230701_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"748\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4715\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s hot and humid these days. We hope you are staying dry. So, we would like to introduce &#8220;the Wind Chime Festival&#8221;, where you may can feel a coolness. The Wind Chime Festival The festival is held at Shojyu-in Temple in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture. 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