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The suikinkutsu project

The suikinkutsu project

February 27, 2026 | Home & garden

Yes, that contraption with the upside down clay jar buried in the ground. Water drips from a hole at the tip and lands on a shallow pool underneath. The process creates tinkling echoes on the walls of the jar to produce a quaint irregular music. My husband saw it on a Japanese TV documentary and declared it was easy enough to create one.

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