Bear-Bell Ear Cleaning & Sleeping Together: Kaniko the Railroad Spirit

• Fully binaural recording with a NEUMANN KU100 dummy-head mic
• Nature field recordings: spring water, volcanic vents, water wheels, bear bell
• Traditional bamboo ear pick cleaning for both ears
• 8 tracks, 2 hours 8 minutes total runtime

Circle

RaRo

Voice actor

Rie Tanaka

Release

2023-10-06

Series

レヱル・ロマネスク

Format

ボイス / ASMR

File format

WAV / mp3同梱

File size

2.97GB

Age rating

全年齢

Perfect for listeners who want deep relaxation through nature sounds, careful ear care, and a comforting co-sleeping close.

Kaniko, a gentle railroad spirit, leads you on a sound-hunting walk through mountains and waterside spots, letting you take in the sounds of nature together. Afterward she soothes your ears with a traditional bamboo ear cleaning and massage, then settles in beside you for a warm night's sleep. A tender, healing journey from forest to bed.

To bring tourists to Kitakaidou, where railway lines are being abolished one after another. Kaniko pours all her effort into introducing the region's charm through what she does best — sound hunting. The stage she chose for her sound hunting is Mt. Asahi in the Taisetsu mountain range, a World Natural Heritage site and one of the "100 Soundscapes of Hinomoto." She delights in the sound of spring water, marvels at the echo-less world at 1,600 meters above sea level, and strains her ears to catch the sound of volcanic gas venting. Even an unexpected mistake born from a lapse of memory leads to an encounter with a new sound, delighting both Kaniko and you. After a full day, your tired ears are healed slowly and thoroughly — with the sound of bear bells coloring a massage, followed by traditional ear cleaning, and then falling asleep side by side. We hope you'll enjoy a moment of leisurely, thoroughly savoring the great outdoors together with Kaniko. To save the northern railway, Kaniko the Railroad rises again and again, relying on your support. "Because Master encouraged Kaniko. Because you came along with me on the sound hunt. Because even when I failed, you never blamed me even a little, and just wrapped me up warmly." "That's why, even when Kaniko was looking down, I was able to find a wonderful sound again. Because I wanted to hear Master's voice, my ears were always properly attuned." Kaniko is a Railroad whose stats are about average — because she works so hard, her field of view sometimes narrows, and she ends up making unexpected mistakes. But the reason Kaniko can keep challenging the immense goal of saving the northern railway is because she has you as her support. Only as much as your voice resounds in Kaniko's ears — that's how much she can search for and deliver wonderful sounds to you. A harmony that can only resonate through supporting each other, leaning on each other, and trusting each other. Please, immerse your heart and body leisurely in that melody. We're sure you'll feel an irreplaceable warmth from it.

1. 1Taisetsu Mt. Asahi Spring Water12:40

   After strolling along the promenade where the spring water of Mt. Taisetsu flows ceaselessly, gulping down the spring water at its source

2. 2Mt. Asahi, Taisetsu Range — The Sound Resonating Through This World Heritage Site Is the Venting of Volcanic Gas13:07
3. 3There's No Railway, But a Steam Locomotive!? The Sound of the Waterwheel at Tougawa-chō Shinsui Park8:32
4. 4From an Ear-Lobe Massage with the Jingling of Bear Bells to Traditional Right-Ear Cleaning with a Bamboo Ear Pick and Cotton Bonten28:52
5. 5From an Ear-Lobe Massage with the Jingling of Bear Bells to Traditional Left-Ear Cleaning with a Bamboo Ear Pick and Cotton Bonten31:19
6. 6A Leisurely, Warm Side-by-Side Sleep with Kaniko Under the Futon15:19
7. 7Kaniko's Peaceful, Gentle Sleeping Breath10:37
8. 8Rie Tanaka's Theme Talk7:43

Voice

田中理恵

Illustration

田上俊介

Scenario

進行豹