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Another Japanese Sound

I love the sound of pre-dusk on a sunny day. The sound of futons being beaten. The way the sound bounces off buildings and echoes. The way a number of women will be beating futons at the same time, it sounds like some sort of percussion jamming... ...full story at Life as a Gaijin

from Life as a Gaijin on Fri, Aug 01 2008

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