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Remaining River

taika

南から北へ向け

掘り進み伸びる川

北から南へと

瓦礫で埋まる川よ

緑道を借りる

立つ碑と地下鉄がおおう

その跡地を

火除地で遊ぶ人

燃えても逃げる、広場へ

光を観る人の目が照らす

無いはずの恋

継いでは、注ぐ水

水面が揺れ、動く

嘘のように入れ替わる水

ずっと先?先のこと?

まだかな‪──

まだだよ──

桜並木、祭りに急ぐ足

水門を横切るとき

暗渠の気配

川は進む足元で

街の名前だけ残して

「どうか」と、願うまでもなく

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    For The Uniqueness of Hamacho

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    Remaining River

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This album, produced as part of the Nihonbashi-Hamacho Lifestyle Project organized by Musashino Art University, documents the city of Nihonbashi-Hamacho, where two axes, globalization and locality, residents and tourists, collide and coexist.And, using the Hamacho River, a man-made river that once flowed through Hamacho, as a starting point, Hamacho's past, present, and future will be connected and reconstructed.

In 'For the Uniqueness of Hamacho,' the somewhat cold voice of the narrator is intertwined with percussion and acoustic guitar improvisations that evoke the bustling noise of tourist traffic.In 'Remaining River,' environmental sounds recorded in Hamacho, crusty guitars, and melodically resonant percussion accompany a voice that traces the history of the Hamacho River.

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