The wind phone is an unconnected telephone booth in Japan where people can hold conversations with deceased loved ones. It was built by Itaru Sasaki to help him feel connected to his recently deceased cousin.
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There was a great This American Life on this: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/597/one-last-thing-before-i-go-2016/act-one
I second this recommendation!
There's one of those in the Oakwood Cemetery down the street from us. Heather and I are friends with Robin, the woman who runs the cemetery, I'll have to ask about the backstory behind this one.
The Phone Booth at the End of the World is a really quite beautiful novel, highly recommended.
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