A Kane is a type of bell from Japan. The word in Japanese can also mean metal or money. It is a tradition in Japan to ring the large Buddhist temple bells 108 times a few minutes before the new year. This tradition is called "jooya no kane." Often accompanying Japanese folk music, or min'you, is a dish-shaped "kane," or bell. It is often suspended on a rod in one hand, and beaten with a specialized mallet with the other. A bell is a simple sound-making device. ... The Buddhist temple Wat Chiang Man, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, which dates from the late 13th century Buddhist temples and monasteries, sorted by location. ... The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next. ... Folk Music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ...