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New Year 2017 Temple Bells and Fireworks

2083 Deba, Rittō-shi, Shiga-ken 520-3041, Japan

A field recording by Greg Peterson made in Rittō, Japan on 1 January 2017, in the night. Soundscape: night soundscapes, church bells and streets & traffic.

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New Year 2017 Temple Bells and Fireworks
CC BY 3.0by Greg PetersonInternet Archive
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Recordist's notes

New Year's Eve temple bells, car traffic, and a few trains. At midnight fireworks announce the beginning of 2017, and a jet aircraft passes overhead. Recorded with an Audio-Technica BP4025 stereo microphone and a Tascam DR-70D recorder, both mounted on a tripod.

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: Audio-Technica microphones. Including the AT8022 and BP4025 X/Y stereo microphones.

Recorded nearby

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