A binaural field recording made while walking around the entrance area of Kyoto Station, Japan on 27th March 2009.

The day of our return to Tokyo we got to Kyoto Station quite early. To kill time we went for a coffee in Caffe Veloce. My girlfriend wanted to do some last minute gift buying in one of the shopping centres in the station complex so I took the opportunity to record the hustle and bustle of the busy cafe.

This speaks for itself really. The Shinkansen trains are fantastic and I couldn't resist making some recordings from the Kyoto Station platform while we were waiting to jump on. Recorded on 27 March 2009.

Field recording of rain falling on an umbrella in Kyoto, Japan on 22 March 2009.

Field recording made at Okura0Ike pond in Arashiyama, Tokyo on 24 March 2009

Field recording taken at Yasaka-jinja, Kyoto on 21st March 2009.

Field recording made at the Fushimi-Inari-Taisha shrine in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto on 23rd March 2009.

Field recording of Buddhist chanting made at the Chion-in temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto on the 25th March 2009.