The nights have become a little cooler.
It's almost autumn.
The fall season is usually from September to November.
The yearly temperature in Kyoto is roughly like this.
Reference: ๆฐ่ฑกๅบ
We are starting to hear the sound of insects.
Bell crickets remind us that fall is here.
Today I would like to talk about the sound of insects in autumn, which Japanese people love.
When I hear the sound of insects on an autumn night, I feel a sense of peace along with the thought of being released from the heat.
There is a famous nursery rhyme in Japan.
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่ซ(ใใ)ใฎใใ
1.
ใใๆพ่ซ（ใพใคใใ）ใ ้ณดใใฆใใ
ใกใใกใ ใกใใกใ ใกใใกใใใ
ใใ้ด่ซ（ใใใใ）ใ ้ณดใๅบใใ
ใใใใใใใใ ใใใใใ
็งใฎๅค้ท（ใใชใ）ใ ้ณดใ้ใ
ใใใใใใใ ่ซใฎใใ
Listen! Pine crickets have started to sing
Chin-chiro-chin-chiro-chin-chiro-rin
O, bell crickets now join them in singing
Rin-rin-rin-rin rin-rin
They are lifting their voices through the autumn night
How I love to hear their charming sing-along!
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ใใใใใใใใ ใใใใใ
ใใกใใใกใใใกใใใกใ ใใคใ่ซ
ใใจใใ้ฆฌใใ ใใใคใใฆ
ใกใใใกใใใกใใใกใใ ใใใฃใกใใ
็งใฎๅค้ทใ ้ณดใ้ใ
ใใใใใใใ ่ซใฎใใ
Kiri-kiri-kiri-kiri, the grasshopper's joined them
Gacha-gacha-gacha-gacha, a katydid's with them too!
Then the horse crickets add their part in singing
Chon-chon-chon-chon-swee-chon
They are lifting their voices through the autumn night
How I love to hear their charming sing-along!
Transition ่ฑ่จณ：ๅฑฑๅฒธๅๆฆฎ©ๆง
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A History of Listening to Insects
In Japan, the culture of listening to insects has been around since ancient times, dating back to the Nara period (710-794).
This year, due to the corona, there may not be any, but there will be events in many places to listen to the sound of insects.
How do you feel about this sound?
Here is a link to the insect's voice on You Tube. How do you feel when you hear this voice?
You can see their comment Japanese people find this sound pleasant.
Most of the comments were.
"It healed me."
"I'm glad to know what kind of insects are buzzing in front of my house."
"It feels like autumn."
I feel autumn.
Some of the comments were
"I'm glad to hear the sound of insects, but I didn't want to see them."
I heard that there is a study that says that only Japanese and Polynesians can distinguish the sound of insects as ๅฃฐ(ใใ)voices, not as noise. What do insects sound like to your ears?
I don't know much about research, but I do believe that awareness changes the way we perceive sound.
I think we Japanese have been aware of the pleasant sound of insects since we were little, when we saw our parents listening with happy faces, saying, "I can hear the beautiful sound of insects."
Yakumo Koizumi (1850- 1904)
Have you ever heard of Yakumo Koizumi (Lafcadio Hearn)? He was born in Greece, of an Irish father and a Greek mother. After coming to Japan as an English teacher, he became fascinated with Japan, became a naturalized citizen, and wrote many horror novels that have been handed down from generation to generation in Japan.
In his memorial hall in Shimane Prefecture, there is a display of the insect cages he used.
It's a stylish insect cage.
He also left many books as a folklorist.
He has also written a book about insects and the sea/nature called "่ซ(ใใ)ใฎ้ณๆฅฝๅฎถ(ใใใใใ)The Musician of Insects".
The movie "Every day is a good day"
In the tea ceremony we calm our minds and let nature take its course.
We become one with nature.
In the movie "Every day is a good day", a woman who starts the tea ceremony gradually begins to feel nature.
She begins to feel sounds that she never heard before.
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