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Rattling prayers

4 Chome-6-1 Noguchichō, Higashimurayama-shi, Tōkyō-to 189-0022, Japan

A field recording by Mikolaj Tersa made in Higashimurayama, Japan on 1 February 2015, in the afternoon. Soundscape: wind and prayer, chant & ritual.

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Rattling prayers
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Recordist's notes

Rattling of wooden prayer boards against the wind. Recorded inside a cementery next to the oldest buddhist temple in the Tokyo area, which is also one of the oldest wooden buildings still standing in Japan, dating back to 1407. Recorded with Zoom H2N.

Written by Mikolaj Tersa on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Higashimurayama is a city of about 151,815 people in Tokyo, Japan.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom H2n. A compact recorder with five capsules offering X/Y, mid-side and surround modes.

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