RYO means "coolness" in Japanese.
We use this word to express objects or happenings that bring coolness to our five senses.
A cool breeze will be RYO, and the sound of glass wind chime will be RYO as well. The sight of girls in YUKATA around sunset, or the sound and sight of clear water stream could be RYO. Sharbets and cool tea is of course RYO. Telling eachother scary stories will be RYO too, because it makes us feel the chill. We feel coolness not just by temperature but by using other senses. The KANJI is "涼".
Japanese people used to cope with hot summer by feeling RYO using all five senses instead of just turning on the air conditioner.
The picture is a FUURIN (風鈴), a Japanese glass wind bell. The Japanese character for FUU is wind, and RIN is bell. (When separately used, wind is pronounced KAZE and bell is pronounced SUZU.)
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