033 a second take
032 no instagrameable
031 unexpected percussion
030 algorithmic accompaniment
029 vibra delta
028 high-performance computing
027 between utility and contradiction
026 outside recordings vol.5 _ sipoonkorpi 
025 additional thoughts on
024 signal extraction
023 avoinna joka päivä
022 fricciópressió
021 imagining new forms
020 akousma pt.II
019 an approach to resilience
018 one step back, everyone!
017 container
016 ōki-sa
015 experiri ensemble
014 outside recordings vol.4 _ japan
013 shinjuku electrical walk
012 three movements for cellphone
011 distorted tunes test
010 estudi modular
009 outside recordings vol.3 _ costa rica
008  1.1 plants are deceptive
007 akousma
006 soroll
005 las hojas 
004 outside recordings vol.2 _ bolivia
003 institute for new feeling 
002 outside recordings vol.1 _ iceland
001 (sub)urban plants



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033
field recording _ 80 min _ 2026


1-day walking tour: the perfect takayama festival itinerary 

10:15    train departure from gero station
10:58    arrival at takayama station
11:23    luggage drop-off at ichinomatsu hotel
12:33    lunch at chuka soba senmon ten m (〰️1)
13:06    visit to coreo gift shop (〰️2)
13:16    visit to the festival float exhibition on kamininomachi street (〰️3)
13:22    walk through the sanmachi historic district (〰️4)
13:37    continue walking through the sanmachi historic district (〰️5)
15.53    more walk around the sanmachi historic district (〰️6)
14:02    visit to takayama betsuin shorenji temple
14:35    visit to sakurayama hachiman shrine (〰️7)
14:49    crossing of the enako river (〰️8)
15:50    stop at sway coffee roastery (〰️9)
16:03    a bit more walking through the sanmachi historic district (〰️10)
16:10    nakabashi bridge announcements (〰️11)
16:37    walk back to ichinomatsu hotel
17:00    check-in
17:25    short nap
18:00    read information about the evening activities
19:23    walk direction to the sanmachi historic district
19:38    watch the nighttime float procession
20:12    dinner at 居酒屋まる一
21:32    continue watching the nighttime float procession (〰️12)
22:53    walk back to ichinomatsu hotel 


the takayama festival is held twice a year in a mountain town in gifu prefecture. often celebrated for its beauty, it draws large numbers of visitors. traditional music is central to the festivities, while the yatai— elaborately decorated floats—often become the focus of attendees’ cameras.

I first encountered the festival during its october edition in 2023. my impressions were deeply contradictory: I felt both fascination and unease at the way the event seemed to become a tourist attraction, visually consumed and made into an object. Some of these impressions found their way into outside recordings, vol. 4.

in april 2026, I planned to return to japan with my partner. As we mapped out a possible route, we realized we could include takayama. I hesitated. should I return to a place where I had experienced firsthand some of the tensions inherent in a way of traveling I claim to view critically? 

after a few conversations, we decided to go on anyway, allowing the visit to raise a few questions: can a place be approached from a single, consistent position? what does it mean to listen to a place while passing through it? can this project hold my uncertainties and contradictions as a visitor?