The sound produced by the "suikinkutsu" is a very mystical sound, and in the Japanese language is called "suikinon". During the Edo period, a famed tea ceremony teacher called Enshuu Kobori used to have a "suikinkutsu" in the garden where he taught his students and because of this the sound of the suikinkutsu has become regarded as the sound of Japan . Macintosh(102k) Windows(102k)