logo: COVID-19 soundscape


August 27, 2021: Nakake-Cho(In front of Pachinko Salon)
On the day when the state of emergency was declared, less people than just one week ago (when stronger measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus started in Sendai), almost as same as one day before the day when the stronger measures started, passed through the Nakake-Cho street. On this day, all the doors of two pachinko salons around the recording point opened and closed automatically, so the loud noises from those salons were heard when people went in and out the salons. The number of people went in and out the salon seemed about as same as just one week ago. Three staffs of Izakaya bars which ignored the requests for shortened hours of operation hold up respective bars' signboards, but they did not tout with loud voices, like one week ago. While I prepared the recording one group of people, and while I recorded the soundscape two groups of people who found the signboards went in the bars.



August 27, 2021: Nakake-Cho (In front of Mihara-Do)
This soundscape was recorded at in front of the Mihara-Do in the second block of the central street from the station. The number of people around here was about as same as just one week ago. People went in and out McDonald's and Gyudon (beef bowl) restaurant that offered take-out service rather frequently. On this day, a pachinko salon in opposition to the recording point broadcasted loud music with speakers installed in front of the salon. The volume of broadcast of a drug store was softer than one week ago.



August 27, 2021: CLIS road (in front of AEON shopping center)
This soundscape was recorded in front of AEON. The number of people passing through the street around here was less than just one week ago and about as same as one day before the just one week ago. A few people went in and out AEON. On this day, the noise from a game center was salient.



August 27, 2021: In front of Fujisaki Department store
The number of people around Fujisaki was also less than just one week ago and about as same as one day before the just one week ago. A man was singing with playing guitar at the Ichiban-Cho street, but no one stopped to hear.



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