[Underwater Ear Cleaning] Michikusaya - Inoko 4 - Ear Cleaning in the Bathtub [Gentle Shampoo]
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1 / 1- Experimental underwater ear cleaning recorded with real underwater audio
- Side-by-side comparison of normal vs. underwater ear cleaning
- Shampoo scenes recorded with a softened dummy-head mic
- Over an hour of bonus ambient BGM for background listening
- Circle
- Momoiro CODE
- Voice actor
- Noa Hakogawa, Renge Toudou, Miitsuki, Uzume Gaian
- Release
- 2023-07-08
- Series
- 【耳かき】道草屋【安眠】
- Format
- ボイス / ASMR
- File format
- WAV / MP3同梱
- File size
- 5.62GB
- Age rating
- 全年齢
Perfect for listeners who love a cozy Japanese bathhouse setting paired with gentle ear cleaning and soft storytelling to drift off to sleep.
On a rainy night filled with the chorus of frogs, a guest is warmly welcomed at the traditional inn Michikusaya by an attendant who washes their back and hair, then gently performs experimental underwater ear cleaning right in the bath while softly telling the old tale of Urashima Taro. Wrapped in the warm, nostalgic atmosphere of a Japanese bathhouse, it's a gentle, heartwarming journey toward sleep.
"What if cleaning your ears underwater made them extra clean?" A night in the season when the frogs are singing, with rain falling on and off. After a leisurely greeting, you get your back washed by the shop attendant, fresh off her shift, and feel refreshed. "What if cleaning your ears underwater made them extra clean?" On a whim, the ear cleaning happens while floating in the bathtub. A somewhat experimental piece featuring ear cleaning and old tales while sinking into the tub.
An attendant who, after finishing her shift, washes your back and hair and cleans your ears. She looks after you cheerfully with idle chatter, and while floating in the bathtub she cleans your ears underwater and tells old tales.
- 1 ●1---Greetings and Tea CeremonyIt's a lovely season.03:11
At dusk, as the frogs begin to sing, you're shown by the attendant into a breezy Japanese-style room for a brief greeting and a cup of matcha. It includes an explanation of today's flow and a short word of thanks.
- 2 ●1---Greetings and Tea CeremonyFirst, a cup of tea07:10
- 3 ●1---Greetings and Tea CeremonyNow, please relax04:56
- 1 ●2---Idle Time [For Background Use] Dummy Head Version / Speaker VersionFirst Half19:57
After the tea ceremony, you sit quietly in the room, just letting time pass. Mixed in with the sound of insects, you occasionally hear distant everyday noises and snatches of conversation from someone passing nearby. *This is truly meant for background use while working, consisting mainly of ambient sound. Please use it for those times when ambient-only BGM feels a bit lonely. *The full "●2---Idle Time, Dummy Head Version" has been uploaded to YouTube. *The dummy head and speaker versions have the same content. The speaker version is a bonus recorded with an ordinary omnidirectional stereo microphone, and its volume is set a bit louder.
- 2 ●2---Idle Time [For Background Use] Dummy Head Version / Speaker VersionMiddle Section23:20
- 3 ●2---Idle Time [For Background Use] Dummy Head Version / Speaker VersionSecond Half18:29
- 1 ●3---Sansuke-san at the Washing Area [Back Washing, Hair Washing, Gentle Nibbling]I'm your bath attendant.02:57
On a night of intermittent rain, the attendant comes to wash your back. While chatting cheerfully about nothing in particular, she gives your dummy head—its scalp now softened—a good, splashy shampoo. It feels like the sensation of being washed has gotten a little better... or so it seems.
- 2 ●3---Sansuke-san at the Washing Area [Back Washing, Hair Washing, Gentle Nibbling]Washing Your Back06:19
- 3 ●3---Sansuke-san at the Washing Area [Back Washing, Hair Washing, Gentle Nibbling]Washing Your Head08:02
- 4 ●3---Sansuke-san at the Washing Area [Back Washing, Hair Washing, Gentle Nibbling]Gentle Nibbling on Your Ears10:38
- 5 ●3---Sansuke-san at the Washing Area [Back Washing, Hair Washing, Gentle Nibbling]I'll go get the ear pick.03:45
- 1 ●4---Ear Cleaning in the Bathtub [Bedtime Ear Cleaning & Old Tales]Employee Benefits Hot Spring06:40
The attendant returns with her ear-cleaning kit. "If we do it underwater, won't your ears get all soft and get super clean?" Floating in the bathtub, submerging even your ears, she cleans them underwater. Since we're underwater anyway, the bedtime old tale is also an underwater story. Almost all of the underwater sound sources are actual underwater recordings, giving a different quality of sound compared to in air—made for bedtime listening underwater/at the water's surface. Please compare it with the usual regular version and see which you prefer.
- 2 ●4---Ear Cleaning in the Bathtub [Bedtime Ear Cleaning & Old Tales]Floating in the Bathtub03:33
- 3 ●4---Ear Cleaning in the Bathtub [Bedtime Ear Cleaning & Old Tales]Submerged to the Ears, Ear Cleaning05:13
- 4 ●4---Ear Cleaning in the Bathtub [Bedtime Ear Cleaning & Old Tales]Massaging and Washing the Earlobes03:47
- 5 ●4---Ear Cleaning in the Bathtub [Bedtime Ear Cleaning & Old Tales]Underwater Ear Cleaning06:25
- 6 ●4---Ear Cleaning in the Bathtub [Bedtime Ear Cleaning & Old Tales]Urashima Tarō in the Bathtub04:37
- 7 ●4---Ear Cleaning in the Bathtub [Bedtime Ear Cleaning & Old Tales]Tarō Departs06:41
- 8 ●4---Ear Cleaning in the Bathtub [Bedtime Ear Cleaning & Old Tales]Tarō Returns07:04
- 9 ●4---Ear Cleaning in the Bathtub [Bedtime Ear Cleaning & Old Tales]Don't You Dare, Now.06:00
- Voice
- 箱河ノア
- Voice
- 雁庵うずめ
- Voice
- 藤堂れんげ
- Voice
- 三月
If Momotori-san says, "Please listen and compare the usual version with the underwater one," then... Yes, I did just that. Honestly. Shall I tell you what I found comparing them? Sorry!! I'm sorry!!! I like the usual version better!!!! I did think it was interesting. After all, it's not something you normally experience—listening to someone talk while your ears are submerged in water. There have been situations like "diving into the ocean" before, but those were more atmospheric than anything. But recording with the binaural mic actually submerged? That's an insanely crazy experience. Seriously crazy! Completely overtaken by the bubbling sounds, getting my ears poked and prodded, my earlobes massaged. While actually diving, thinking of Urashima Tarou's old tale and his feelings—that part really was lovely. But Uribou's voice... it's hard to hear. It's very difficult to make out what she's saying. "Well, of course, it's underwater," you might say, and that may be true, but personally it was a fatal flaw. Whether it was the story about Inoko (her wish to grow up) or the story about the Aodaishou snake, I could only catch about 60% of it in fragments. There were even times I had no idea what whole lines were saying, and while it made me chuckle a little, it also made me sad. Her little verbal tics, "desu naa," "gozaimasu naa"—the ones I love so much about her—were all somewhat blurred too. I understand this was meant as an experimental work. A fresh experience is, of course, important. That's true, but more than that... I just wanted to talk with Uri-chan a little more...
I'm a regular listener and an overseas fan. Thank you for always coming up with new ideas and actively putting them into practice. Now, about my thoughts on the underwater ear cleaning and various play styles—to conclude, personally I think I prefer the normal version. The underwater ASMR was strangely soothing, but it also became somehow harder to make out the words. Also, it's a shame because Inoko-chan actually had a lot of lines prepared this time, but they ended up being quite hard to hear. That's the part I have to criticize. Now for the good parts. It's simpler, but during the "amagami" (gentle biting) segment, when she said "go in deeper" and pushed her tongue deep into my ear, it was absolutely amazing! I hope this kind of flow, including "amagami" where you can really feel the sound of her tongue, continues—not just in R18 works. Lastly, let me just leave a bit of my own hopes here: after listening to this work, I can't help but wonder if there's a possibility of an adult-oriented Inoko-chan work in the future...
It's been quite a while since a main-story installment, and it can't be helped, but it's such a waste that Inoko-san's voice is hard to make out! Michikusaya is a long-running series, and this is already the fourth work featuring Inoko-san. The attitude of continuously experimenting is admirable, and as actual sound, it's genuinely pleasant and soothing—but for someone who loves the character herself, whom I've grown attached to over a long time, it's a bit of a mixed blessing. Still, even just the part up until the underwater ear cleaning was enough to enjoy her distinctive way of speaking and her character, so overall my impression was really just "it can't be helped, but what a shame."
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