logo: COVID-19 soundscape


May 7, 2020: Nakake-Cho(In front of Pachinko Salon)
This soundscape were recorded at in front of a pachinko salon in the first block of Chuo Dori (central street) from Sendai Station. Two Pachinko salons in this street re-opened. A little bit more people than May 1 were there. Regarding pachinko salons, people were frequently coming and going. One of the pachinko salon put up a signboard which showed their measures for protecting the infection of the COVID-19: one of the measures was "the volumes of background music and the sounds of pachinko machines adjusted lower in order not to talk loud voices." Selling bento (packed suppers) in the street continued.



May 7, 2020: Nakake-Cho (In front of Mihara-Do)
This soundscape was recorded at in front of the Mihara-Do in the second block of the central street from the station. At this site, more people than May 1 were there. A pachinko salon near here also re-opened, but not many people came to the salon. Here, only a staff of one restaurant Selling bento (packed suppers), similar to May 6.



May 7, 2020: CLIS road (in front of AEON shopping center)
This soundscape was recorded at in front of the shopping center (but further east point than other days) in the third block of the central street from the station. Although many people passed through the street as usual, but less people than usual went into the shopping center.



May 7, 2020: In front of Fujisaki Department store
This soundscape was recorded at in frond to Fujisaki Department store, located at the end of the central street. There were only small number of people at this site of this arcade, similar to the usual days after the state of emergency declared.



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