Singing in the Sky of Goutsu

From Gotsu City, Shimane Prefecture, we send a song to the skies of our hometown.

The Gono River breaking through the morning, red roofs (Sekishu tiles) glistening after the rain, the sea tinged with the setting sun this is the land where the Man yōshū poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro left his mark. Beyond this point, there is only the sea and the stars yet this is a song that makes you feel this place is the center of the world.

Even if you live in the town farthest from Tokyo, when you sing to the sky, distance becomes nothing more than a number. May this song reach everyone who has left Gotsu and everyone who has a hometown.

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