2014-07-07
Ninna-ji Temple, wonderfully quiet
last pottery class with Shigeru: trimming
my five tea bowls
attending a Gion Matsuri rehearsal
2014-07-08
trip to Koyasan
spending one night at the Eko-in temple
copying sutra
Okunoin semetery
2014-07-09
Koyasan
Homa fire ritual at Eko-in temple in the morning
Kongobuji temple
biggest stone garden in Japan at Kongobuji temple
Danjo Garan
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back in Kyoto
around Yasaka shrine at night
2014-07-10
recording the Rin to experiment with their sounds
float assembly on Shijo street
procession
on the Kamo river bridge near Gion
procession back to Yasaka shrine
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arriving at Yasaka shrine
2014-07-11
the float assembly in the streets continues
second improvisation session with members of the
Ensemble for Intuitive Music Kyoto
left to right: Nana SUZUKI, HT, Masatsune NAKAJI, Ichiro AKIYAMA, Koji TERAMURA
2014-07-12
The floats are getting more and more impressive.
I’m going back and forth between five construction places, which are all near Shijo Karasuma.
installing the wheels
trip to Miyama mountains to spend the weekend with a group
of dancers and musicians around Meyou Kabayashi
My improvisation setup, including for the first time the full set
of Rin.
After a solo improv, I played with Hiroki-san (shakuhachi)
2014-07-13
visiting a 300 year old rural temple
an 86 old local farmer gives us a tour
recording the temple bell
this is an amazing occasion as there are no sounds of civilization and traffic
back in Kyoto
children procession with a small shrine
2014-07-14
visiting the finished floats
recording Koto sounds with Prof. Nakamura at
Kyoto City University of Arts
the floats at night
Kamo river
2014-07-15
Nanzen-ji temple
garden of Heian shrine
Kennin-ji temple
recording a 30-string Koto with
Aya Asakura at the Seihou-ji temple
Gion at night
2014-07-16
at the private Ryūzenji temple
recording a special shomyo ceremony with the priest Rev. Takawaki
recording the bell next to Tenjuin temple
recording the Jesuit Bell of Nanban-ji at Shunko-in temple
It was cast in 1577 in Portugal.
musicians on the float
processions of the groups to a shrine on Shijo street
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procession to Yasaka shrine
2014-07-17
Gion Matsuri parade in the morning
afternoon at Yasaka shrine
procession through the streets
2014-07-18
saying ‘good bye’ to Kyoto
walking Gion at 5 a.m. – without tourists
