Over 10,000 wind chimes welcome visitors to temple in southwestern Japan
Visitors to Mitsuidera temple in Tagawa City can enjoy the refreshing musical accompaniment through August 31.
Colorful strips of paper hang from the chimes, bearing messages people have written that wish for their family's health and global peace.
Visitors are treated to a calming atmosphere created by the chimes and soap bubbles that are blown into the temple precinct.
A woman from the prefecture's Kitakyushu City, who visited the temple with her friend, said the beautiful sounds of the chimes made her feel happy.
Another woman, from Yamaguchi Prefecture, said she was moved by the sight, as she had never seen so many wind chimes.
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