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Afternoon Song
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Recordist's notes
We visited Maejima, the “green island,” on the afternoon of October 1. Known for its lush vegetation and now part of a national park, the island draws you into its enveloping soundscape. Only the aircraft overhead remind us that we are living in the 21st century.
About the place
Setouchi is a town of about 36,048 people in Okayama, Japan.
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Sources & credits
- “Setouchi, Präfektur Okayama, Japan - Afternoon Song” by sam auinger – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0