Soundscapes under Fear of Covid-19

The epidemic of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) affects daily lives of people around the world so much. This causes the changing of the soundscapes around us.

In Japan, soundscapes are also changing because of increase of number and also incease of living area of the infectees. In some aspects, those changes of soundscapes are similar to the changes of soundscapes in Fukushima after the severe accidents of the nuclear power plants, and in other aspects, those changes are different from each other. These similarities and differences should be analyzed after the epidemic will end. To analyze soundscapes in the future, the recording of soundscapes are required.

Recording of the changes of soundscapes is one of the important tasks for soundscape researchers. So, I always record the changing of soundscape around me. In this web site, I introduce my recordings regarding the changing of soundscapes around me caused by the epidemic. Please listen, and compare the changing of soundscapes around you.


Fukushima City
March 11, 2020: Fukushima Station Square March 24, 2020: Fukushima Station Square
March 25, 2020: Fukushima University April 3, 2020: Mt. Shinobu
April 3, 2020: Fukushima Station Square April 6, 2020: Fukushima University
April 7, 2020: Fukushima University April 10, 2020: Fukushima Station
April 10, 2020: Mt. Shinobu April 10, 2020 (night time): Fukushima Station
April 15, 2020: Fukushima Station Square April 15, 2020: Fukushima Station
April 16, 2020: Fukushima University April 24, 2020: Fukushima Station Square
April 24, 2020: Fukushima Station April 27, 2020: Fukushima University
May 2, 2020: Fukushima Station Square May 8, 2020: Fukushima University
May 12, 2020: Fukushima Station May 13, 2020: Fukushima Station
May 29, 2020: Fukushima Station May 29, 2020: Fukushima Station Square
June 3, 2020: Fukushima Station June 3, 2020: Fukushima Station Square
June 3, 2020: Fukushima University June 5, 2020: Fukushima Station Square
June 5, 2020: Fukushima Station June 15, 2020: Fukushima Station
June 15, 2020: Fukushima Station Square July 30, 2020: Fukushima University
August 2, 2020: Fukushima Station Square August 7, 2020: Fukushima Station Square
August 16, 2020: Fukushima Station Square August 16, 2020: Fukushima Station
August 19, 2020: Fukushima University August 25, 2020: Fukushima University
August 31, 2020: Fukushima Station Square September 2, 2020: Fukushima University
October 1, 2020: Fukushima University October 14, 2020: Fukushima University
November 15, 2020: Fukushima Station Square May 11, 2021: Fukushima University
August 6, 2021: Fukushima Station Square April 4, 2022: Fukushima University
August 5, 2022: ex-Machi-Naka Square


Sendai City
April 4, 2020: Sendai Station April 4, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street
April 9, 2020: Sendai Station April 16, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street
April 16, 2020: Sendai Station April 19, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street
April 19, 2020: Sendai Station April 25, 2020: Tsutsujigaoka Park
April 25, 2020: Sendai Station April 25, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street
April 28, 2020: Sendai Station May 1, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street
May 1, 2020: Sendai Station May 2, 2020: Tsutsujigaoka Park
May 6, 2020: Tsutsujigaoka Park May 6, 2020: Sendai Station
May 6, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street May 7, 2020: Sendai Station
May 7, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street May 15, 2020: Sendai Station
May 15, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street May 16, 2020: Tsutsujigaoka Park
May 16, 2020: Sendai Station May 16, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street
May 18, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street May 24, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street
May 24, 2020: Sendai Station June 5, 2020: Sendai Station
June 5, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street June 19, 2020: Sendai Station
June 19, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street July 1, 2020: Sendai Station
July 22, 2020: Sendai Station July 22, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street
July 23, 2020: Sendai Station July 23, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street
August 7, 2020: Sendai Station August 7 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street
August 16, 2020: Sendai Station August 16 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street
September 22, 2020: Sendai Station September 22, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street
November 23, 2020: Tsutsujigaoka Park November 23, 2020: Sendai Station
November 23, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street December 25, 2020: Sendai Station
December 27, 2020: Jozen-Ji street December 27, 2020: Sendai Chuo Dori street
December 27, 2020: Sendai Station January 2, 2021: Igeta Japanese Tea Shop
January 2, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street January 2, 2021: Sendai Station
January 2, 2021: Tsutsujigaoka Park January 24, 2021: Sendai Station
January 24, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street March 7, 2021: Sendai Station
March 7, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street March 24, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street
March 24, 2021: Sendai Station March 25, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street
March 25, 2021: Sendai Station April 5, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street
April 5, 2021: Sendai Station May 1, 2021: Sendai Station
May 11, 2021: Sendai Station May 11, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street
May 12, 2021: Sendai Station May 12, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street
May 31, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street May 31, 2021: Sendai Station
June 1, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street June 1, 2021: Sendai Station
June 27, 2021: Sendai Station June 27, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street
July 18, 2021: Sendai Station July 24, 2021: Sendai Station
July 24, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street August 6, 2021: Sendai Station
August 6, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street August 7, 2021: Sendai Station
August 7, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street August 19, 2021: Sendai Station
August 19, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street August 20, 2021: Sendai Station
August 20, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street August 27, 2021: Sendai Station
August 27, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street September 4, 2021: Sendai Station
September 4, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street September 17, 2021: Sendai Station
September 17, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street September 30, 2021: Sendai Station
September 30, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street October 1, 2021: Sendai Station
October 1, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street October 3, 2021: Sendai Station
October 3, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street November 5, 2021: Sendai Station
November 5, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street December 17, 2021: Sendai Station
December 17, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street December 24, 2021: Jozen-Ji street
December 24, 2021: Sendai Chuo Dori street December 24, 2021: Sendai Station
January 2, 2022: Sendai Chuo Dori street January 2, 2022: Igeta Japanese Tea Shop
January 2, 2022: Sendai Station February 6, 2022: Sendai Station
February 6, 2022: Sendai Chuo Dori street February 12, 2022: Sendai Chuo Dori street
February 12, 2022: Sendai Station April 9, 2022: Tsutsujigaoka Park
April 9, 2022: Sendai Station April 9, 2022: Sendai Chuo Dori street
April 28, 2022: Sendai Station May 4, 2022: Tsutsujigaoka Park
May 4, 2022: Sendai Station May 4, 2022: Sendai Chuo Dori street
July 23, 2022: Sendai Chuo Dori street July 23, 2022: Sendai Station
July 31, 2022: Miyagino street August 5, 2022: Sendai Station
August 5, 2022: Sendai Chuo Dori street August 7, 2022: Sendai Station
August 7, 2022: Sendai Chuo Dori street December 24, 2022: Sendai Station
December 24, 2022: Sendai Chuo Dori street December 24, 2022: Jozen-Ji street
January 2, 2023: Sendai Chuo Dori street January 2, 2023: Igeta Japanese Tea Shop
January 2, 2023: Sendai Station April 1, 2023: Tsutsujigaoka Park
May 2, 2023: Sendai Station May 3, 2023: Sendai Chuo Dori street
May 21, 2023: Sendai Station May 21, 2023: Sendai Chuo Dori street
August 6, 2023: Sendai Station August 6, 2023: Sendai Chuo Dori street
January 2, 2024: Sendai Chuo Dori street January 2, 2024: Igeta Japanese Tea Shop
January 2, 2024: Sendai Station


JR East: Sendai <-> Kanayagawa
March 5, 2020: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen March 18, 2020: Inside Tohoku Line
March 27, 2020: Inside Tohoku Line April 10, 2020: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen
May 1, 2020: Inside Tohoku Line May 6, 2020: Sendai Station Platform
May 13, 2020: Inside Tohoku Line May 15, 2020: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen
May 21, 2020: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen May 25, 2020: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen
May 25, 2020: Inside Tohoku Line May 27, 2020: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen
May 27, 2020: Fukushima Station Platform May 29, 2020: Inside Tohoku Line
June 19, 2020: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen August 18, 2020: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen
November 11, 2020: Inside Tohoku Line January 7, 2021: Inside Tohoku Line
January 8, 2021: Inside Tohoku Line April 16, 2021: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen
February 21, 2022: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen March 18, 2022: Inside Tohoku Line
April 13, 2022: Inside Tohoku Line April 14, 2022: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen
May 13, 2022: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen June 23, 2022: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen
July 25, 2022: Inside Tohoku Line March 13, 2023: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen
May 2, 2023: Inside Tohoku Line May 8, 2023: Inside Tohoku Shinkansen
May 8, 2023: Inside Tohoku Line


Public Transportations (excl. JR East: Sendai <-> Kanayagawa)
May 31, 2022: IBEX Airlines May 31, 2022: Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line
June 3, 2022: Inside Kyushu Shinkansen June 3, 2022: Kagoshima City Tram
June 3, 2022: Inside Nippou Line (JR Kyushu) June 3, 2022: Sakurajima Ferry
June 4, 2022: ANA (All Nippon Airways) June 3, 2022: Sendai Airport Transit
July 5, 2022: Iwate Ginga Railway


Tokyo
March 21, 2020: Yoyogi Park

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