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New Year 2014 Temple Bells

Japan, Shiga Prefecture, Ritto, Tsuji 県道11号線

A 4-minute field recording by Greg Peterson made in Rittō, Japan on 1 January 2014, in the night. Soundscape: night soundscapes, church bells and streets & traffic.

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New Year 2014 Temple Bells
4:22CC BY-SA 3.0by Greg PetersonInternet Archive
4:22

Tip: press play to see the sound's live frequency spectrum in blue over the waveform.

Recordist's notes

New Year 2014 temple bells recorded from a field north of Takano Shrine in in Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The rumble of cars is constant here , and at night we can hear trains on three railroads. A brief display of fireworks begins at 00:00 on January 1st.

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.

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