Setouchi Ambience

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A hidden station surrounded by thunder and mist | Walking around Tsubojiri Station in the summer

In the summer, the chances of taking rainy footage decrease suddenly. Meanwhile, I was looking for a "yadachi." It is especially prone to occur in mountainous areas, and if you're lucky, you can record lightning and fog scenery. This time we headed to Tsubojiri Station, a hidden station in Shikoku. It's difficult to access and there are very few passengers...
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Sunrise in the Seto Inland Sea in winter seen from Sunrise Seto

Seto Ohashi Bridge and Asahi seen from the only sleeper express train in Japan, "Sunrise Seto." We are currently releasing valuable footage that can only be seen in February and October.
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To Nekoji Temple in the rain and fog - Tour 88 locations, the next step

A rainy morning when I visited Nekoji Temple in Kagawa Prefecture. This is a video record of beautiful greenery and moss, and is a silenced precinct where fog was encountered.
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In search of a sunset - Bichu Matsuyama Castle in the blazing sun, and filming failed

We headed to Bichu Matsuyama Castle to catch the thunder and the evening sky. I will write about Mt. Gyuu climbing in the hot and humid conditions, and the filming trip that I ended up not being able to film.
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On an unexpected morning, we head to Yakake, a rainy post town

I visited Yakake Town, Okayama Prefecture after watching NHK's program broadcast. This is a record of footage taken in a rainy morning, walking through the emotional post town and in a rainy rainy morning.
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A "fantastic morning" born from the voices of viewers to the heavy rain and fog

We headed to Mount Shiunde in search of rain and fog. This is a filming story that captures the sounds of nature in a quiet early morning, along with fantastic footage.
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Going to Okunojima in search of rain – A small incident on the island of rabbits and drizzling rain

Okunojima, a rabbit island, visited in search of rain. After an incident that left me with my equipment, I saw a quiet rain and a rabbit scene.
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Even if heavy rain is forecast in Kagawa Prefecture, it won't rain!

Heavy rain was forecast for the Setouchi region on May 24th, 2025 from morning to evening. However, there was no heavy rain in Kagawa Prefecture, which is in the Setouchi region...I was planning to go out to Ritsurin Park, Tamamo Park (Takamatsu Castle) and Shimotsui in Okayama Prefecture to film the video on that day. But the weather forecast...
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Heavy rain is forecast for the Setouchi region over the weekend. The next video is where to shoot...

In May 2025, there are many days when it rains in the Setouchi region. As of May 14th, when I was writing this article, it has been raining almost every day since May began. It's truly a blessing for someone like me who makes videos of rain sounds. Well, the latest move at this point...
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Shoes that don't let footsteps on rainy days

I have been going to various places on rainy days and filming YouTube videos. Every time I work on filming, I want to deliver as high-quality rain sounds as possible to the viewers, but one thing I always had trouble with when filming was my footsteps. I somehow...