Perched on a hill in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, there sits a telephone booth overlooking the sea. Inside, there is a black rotary phone, disconnected from any network. It is known as kaze ...

But the origins of the “Phone of the Wind” can be found over 6,000 miles away in Ōtsuchi, Japan, according to MyWindPhone, an online resource for listing and locating wind phones.