Otsuchi Wind Telephone

The white glass-paned telephone booth contains a black rotary phone mounted on a metal shelf with a notebook for visitor messages.

Garden designer Itaru Sasaki created the telephone booth in 2010 after his cousin's death, opening it to the public following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.

The telephone booth represents Japanese practices of maintaining connections between the living and deceased through physical objects and ritualistic communication.

Visitors can reach the telephone booth by taking a high-speed train to Kamaishi station, followed by a twenty-minute drive to Ōtsuchi.

Over 30,000 people have used this disconnected telephone to speak messages into the wind, directing their words to deceased family members.

Location: Ōtsuchi

Website: http://bell-gardia.jp/guide/kaze-no-denwa

GPS coordinates: 39.38611,141.93191

Latest update: March 13, 2025 11:36