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Cicadas at the end of Summer

6 Chome-2-10 Ōmifuji, Yasu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-2324, Japan

A field recording by Greg Peterson made in Rittō, Japan on 15 September 2017, in the afternoon. Soundscape: rivers, streams & waterfalls, frogs & insects and streets & traffic.

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Cicadas at the end of Summer
CC BY 3.0by Greg PetersonInternet Archive
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Recordist's notes

Cicadas and other insects mark the end of summer in ornamental cherry trees between a small river and a residential neighborhood. We can also hear traffic, agricultural machinery (rice harvester), and other human sounds. Recorded with a Sony PCM-M10 recorder and FEL Clippy EM172 mics mounted on opposite sides of a tree trunk about 20cm in diameter.

Written by Greg Peterson on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Rittō is a town of about 70,312 people in Shiga, Japan. OttoAnna lists 20 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sony PCM-M10 and Primo EM172 capsules. A pocket recorder famous for its low self-noise and long battery life.

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