The sight of musicians presumably not wanting to annoy their neighbours with noise by practicing outside are a fairly common sight in Tokyo, especially so when it comes to wind instruments.
Little old ladies cranking out chords on keyboards on the other hand are, somewhat sadly, considerably less common.
The soothing sounds of which can be sampled here:
And, after taking these few photos, I left her to it, blissfully unaware of other people,
or indeed even the park’s, presence.
Kafkaesque! says
Nice one. I think it’s so rare these days to see a person so lost in something like her. Everyone’s so stressed, she seems to be calm and at peace.
Lee says
Thanks! Yeah, it was nice to see somebody utterly absorbed in what they are doing, and, for a brief time at least, not having a single care in the world.
Yoli says
You continue to move me with your images. Excellent.
Lee says
Thank you! Happy to hear you like them.
neil says
wonderful. thanks for posting these.
Lee says
Cheers Neil. My pleasure.
S_in_shanghai says
Those pics were certainly moving Lee.
Happy New Year!
/S
Lee says
Thanks, and a Happy New Year to you too! I hope Shanghai treats you very well indeed.
szantaii says
Beautiful pictures as always. Posts like this (and Sax in the city https://www.tokyotimes.org/?p=4466) with the included audio make the impression more complete.
May I ask you what kind of equipment do you use for sound recording?
Lee says
Thanks! Yeah, I should try and include audio more often, as it definitely adds to the posts.
Equipment wise I use nothing more fancy than the free AudioBoo app for the iPhone. All things considered it works surprisingly well. And, as I always have my phone with me anyway, it doesn’t require carrying extra equipment.
supreme nothing says
Wow, I love-love-love that audio recording! That totally sounds like something I’d listen to late at night or early in the morning. Fantastic!
And of course, your photos capture the moment perfectly. I hope you see her again.