• Kazuya creates contemporary hand bells to fit the modern lifestyle
• Sahari produces extremely clear, beautiful, and soothing sounds
• Sahari bells were originally made for Buddhist and Shintoist rituals

Kazuya Nanjo's Sahari hand bells have a distinctive, crystal-clear sound like no other. An alloy of copper and tin, they have long been used to create bells for religious rituals. Kazuya uses a formula passed on for 190 years by the Nanjyo Atelier to create handmade bells. They are the only atelier in Japan that uses the traditional metal casting process of baking with firewood. With his modern sensibility, Kazuya started LinNe in 2019, an original collection of modern hand bells, designed for use in daily rituals such as meditation or yoga, or simply as a mind-clearing chime. Collaborating with sound artists and contemporary brands, Kazuya innovates tradition by expanding the concept of how to integrate the pure, relaxing sounds of the Sahari hand bells into modern life.