Joya no Kane (除夜の鐘) - 108 bell chimes at Zojoji Temple. According to Buddhist beliefs, 108 is the number of passions and desires entrapping us in the cycle of suffering and reincarnation. So, the 108 bell chimes symbolize the purification from the 108 delusions and sufferings accumulated in the past year. People line up for a chance to sound one chime on the bell.