Festival sounds. Sound effects and everyday ambient sounds.
From the lively rhythms of festival music to the thunder of fireworks echoing across the night sky, we’ve gathered the many sounds of matsuri.
Please enjoy the uniquely Japanese ambiance—the essence of summer in Japan.
Festival sounds. Sound effects and everyday environmental sounds (1–10)
summer festival
This work captures a typical festival scene.
It has a strong feel of crowd ambience, letting you sense the mix of emotions among the people through sound.
Enjoy the bright, high-energy atmosphere unique to a festival to your heart’s content.
[Noise Sounds] Street Noise in Japan – 3 Hours / Festival Crowd Ambience – 3-Hour Version
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Taiko drums and fireworks aren’t the only sound effects of a festival.
The lively bustle of the fair street is also an essential element.
This piece vividly conveys the stylish shouts of the stall owners and the way people cheerfully weave through the crowd, making it feel almost within arm’s reach.
School festival dance AAA “Climax Jump”
This work is a recording of a school cultural festival.
Compared to typical festivals, it’s brimming with youthful energy and is held in a very lively, enjoyable atmosphere.
Although it was recorded naturally on-site, one notable feature is the relatively low background noise, thanks to the dance music played at high volume.
Baka-bayashi Hino Festival Music (Nishioji Shitagumi)
This work features recordings of the hayashi music performed at the Hino Festival.
Affectionately known as Bakabayashi, this festival offers an irresistibly charming impression as a quintessential symbol of summer.
It brims with the allure of traditional Japan—so much so that you’ll feel like enjoying it with a beer or sake in hand.
2016 Ishioka Festival Lion Dance Troupe 26, first day’s offering procession from Taiyo Slope
This is a typical festival sound effect where the flute and drum festival music blends with the cheers of the crowd.
It has a somewhat soft impression, and the individual voices aren’t distinctly discernible, so it might be suitable when you want to express a festival while letting individuality recede into the background.
Lively summer festival (daytime) Kawashiri Hachimangu Grand Festival, 2013-08-28
This work captures the atmosphere of a daytime festival.
While many recordings focus on nighttime food stalls and festival chants, this one is quite distinctive.
It features the bright, lighthearted mood unique to daytime bustle, and it exhibits excellent taste both as crowd ambience and as festival music sound effects.
2010 Katakai Festival. A traditional countryside festival. The bustle of food stalls, the sound of drums and flutes.
This work features recordings from a festival called the Katakai Festival.
Although the camerawork is poor and the footage is somewhat shaky, the audio has been captured clearly, encompassing all the festival’s captivating sounds—from the bright, powerful festival music to the conversations of people wrapped in smiles.