Kyushu University’s “Seminar on Sound Culture” course is pleased to host a special public talk with sound culture researcher and field recording artist Eisuke Yanagisawa.
Yanagisawa has conducted extensive research on sound cultures, particularly the use of metal gong instruments in central Vietnam, and has produced numerous recordings and video works focusing on diverse field sounds. His acclaimed book Field Recording for Beginners: Encountering the World Through Sound (2022) won both the Grand Prize and the Readers’ Award at the 1st Music Book Awards in Japan.
In this course, we explore soundscapes not only as physical phenomena but as memories inscribed in people’s lives, sounds perceived through the ears of local communities, and even lost or silenced sounds. We approach these soundscapes through their social, historical, and cultural contexts—and this talk is positioned as a key part of that inquiry.
During the talk, Yanagisawa will share his past projects using audio‐visual examples, while discussing how field recording can serve as a method for engaging with past, present, and future soundscapes—along with its potential and inherent challenges.
We warmly invite you to join us in this opportunity to reflect and listen together.
Bio
Eisuke Yanagisawa is a researcher of sound culture and a field recording artist. He holds a Ph.D. in Area Studies from the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University. He is currently a Restart Postdoctoral Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and a Visiting Researcher at the Circular Society Innovation Institute of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation. He is the author of Gongs Resonate in the Land of Vietnam (Tōkōsha, 2019), recipient of the 37th Tanabe Hisao Prize from the Society for Research in Asiatic Music and Introduction to Field Recording: Encountering the World through Resonance (Film Art, 2022), which won both the Grand Prize and the Readers’ Choice Award at the 1st Music Book Awards.
Date
Friday, May 16, 2025 | 18:30–20:00
Venue
Design Commons 2F, Ohashi Campus, Kyushu University
Admission
Free
Transportation
From Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station:
– Nishitetsu Omuta Line → Ohashi Station East Exit (5 min by train, 5 min walk)
From JR Hakata Station:
– Bus (Nos. 47, 48, 48-1, 48-2, 60) → Get off at Ohashi Station (20 min by bus, 5 min walk)
– Or take the subway to Tenjin Station, transfer to Nishitetsu Omuta Line (5 min subway, 5 min train)
From Fukuoka Airport:
– Take subway to Tenjin Station, transfer to Nishitetsu Omuta Line (11 min subway, 5 min train)
*Please use public transportation or nearby coin-operated parking lots.
*Campus parking requires prior permission. If necessary, please contact us in advance.
Organized by
Department of Acoustic Design, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University
“Seminar on Sound Culture” Course, School of Design
Contact
Hojo – hojo@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Yanagisawa has conducted extensive research on sound cultures, particularly the use of metal gong instruments in central Vietnam, and has produced numerous recordings and video works focusing on diverse field sounds. His acclaimed book Field Recording for Beginners: Encountering the World Through Sound (2022) won both the Grand Prize and the Readers’ Award at the 1st Music Book Awards in Japan.
In this course, we explore soundscapes not only as physical phenomena but as memories inscribed in people’s lives, sounds perceived through the ears of local communities, and even lost or silenced sounds. We approach these soundscapes through their social, historical, and cultural contexts—and this talk is positioned as a key part of that inquiry.
During the talk, Yanagisawa will share his past projects using audio‐visual examples, while discussing how field recording can serve as a method for engaging with past, present, and future soundscapes—along with its potential and inherent challenges.
We warmly invite you to join us in this opportunity to reflect and listen together.
Bio
Eisuke Yanagisawa is a researcher of sound culture and a field recording artist. He holds a Ph.D. in Area Studies from the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University. He is currently a Restart Postdoctoral Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and a Visiting Researcher at the Circular Society Innovation Institute of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation. He is the author of Gongs Resonate in the Land of Vietnam (Tōkōsha, 2019), recipient of the 37th Tanabe Hisao Prize from the Society for Research in Asiatic Music and Introduction to Field Recording: Encountering the World through Resonance (Film Art, 2022), which won both the Grand Prize and the Readers’ Choice Award at the 1st Music Book Awards.
Date
Friday, May 16, 2025 | 18:30–20:00
Venue
Design Commons 2F, Ohashi Campus, Kyushu University
Admission
Free
Transportation
From Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station:
– Nishitetsu Omuta Line → Ohashi Station East Exit (5 min by train, 5 min walk)
From JR Hakata Station:
– Bus (Nos. 47, 48, 48-1, 48-2, 60) → Get off at Ohashi Station (20 min by bus, 5 min walk)
– Or take the subway to Tenjin Station, transfer to Nishitetsu Omuta Line (5 min subway, 5 min train)
From Fukuoka Airport:
– Take subway to Tenjin Station, transfer to Nishitetsu Omuta Line (11 min subway, 5 min train)
*Please use public transportation or nearby coin-operated parking lots.
*Campus parking requires prior permission. If necessary, please contact us in advance.
Organized by
Department of Acoustic Design, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University
“Seminar on Sound Culture” Course, School of Design
Contact
Hojo – hojo@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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