Japan Pavilion, Seville Expo Environmental Music for “Namikaeshi”
Interviews with and publications by Takashi Kokubo have appeared in leading Japanese newspapers, including Yomiuri Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo Shimbun, Nikkei, and Okinawa Times. His philosophy of sound design and the importance of sound in society have been widely introduced.
Takashi Kokubo’s book Designing with Sound was featured in The Nihon Keizai Shimbun’s book review section, highlighting the impact of sound on space and human consciousness, as well as his design philosophy.
Takashi Kokubo’s book Designing with Sound was introduced in The Asahi Shimbun’s book review section, highlighting the mechanisms and design philosophy behind sounds that function within society, including the emergency earthquake alert sound.
An interview with Takashi Kokubo appeared in Tokyo Shimbun, introducing the background of the emergency earthquake alert sound and his philosophy of designing “social sounds” that influence human behavior and psychology.
An interview with Takashi Kokubo was published in The Mainichi Shimbun’s book review section, “This Week’s Bookshelf: Interview with the Author.” Through his new book, the article introduces his philosophy of sound design that functions within society, as well as his journey as an environmental musician.
Takashi Kokubo was featured in the culture section of The Yomiuri Shimbun. The article highlights his background as the creator of the emergency earthquake alert sound and the design philosophy behind “sounds that induce tension,” discussed in his new book.
The log house studio “SAGE Studio” of Studio Ion was newly reborn, and the “Shin Naminori-Fune Retreat” was held there. Participants experienced deep meditation through light, sound, fragrance, and vibration.
Takashi Kokubo appeared on “Legend Channel.” At his creative base, SAGE Studio, he discussed his 3D recording system, his philosophy of sound, and the background behind the creation of the emergency earthquake alert sound.
Why express the sounds of nature through musical instruments? Appearing on “GROWING REED” on February 22!
A collaboration between Yumiko Morioka and Takashi Kokubo. A new masterpiece of Japanese environmental music, rooted in nature and imbued with deep emotion and transcendence.
Ambient × J-Rock Film Score. Eight tracks including GLAY, officially selected in two international film festival soundtrack categories; created by director Tanabe and the composers.
Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti’s collaboration album Music For A Cosmic Garden is a healing work that fuses field-recorded nature soundscapes with meditative ambient music.
Takashi Kokubo combines natural field recordings from 50 countries with cutting-edge visual technology. 5.1ch surround Blu-ray.
Final installment of the Brain-Fitness series. GAIA infrasonic mix. Birds and water with synths drifting through space. Cyberphonic recording, headphones recommended.
Brain-Fitness, 2nd Volume. Fractal soundfields that regulate the nervous system. Cyberphonic recording. Headphones recommended.
Brain-Fitness Trilogy Vol.1. DNA-helix themed 3D sound to activate the brain. Headphones recommended. Includes “EVOLUTION IN URBANLIFE.”
Light In The Attic’s Japan Special Edition Becomes Grammy Nominee: Takashi Kokubo and the Definitive Survey of Japanese Ambient
“Beautiful Night of the Moon” is a poetic soundscape themed on moonlight and silence — a sonic journey that wraps the night and brings gentle healing to the heart.
Environmental video content provided for the USEN BGV service
White Stone Gallery Ginza New Building — Clément Denis “In Search of Light” (Environmental Music), Tokyo, Ginza
“ORATIO ~ Prayer of the West, Prayer of the East” (Theater Music), Nerima Cultural Center, Tokyo
Research and film music composition for Yasuhiko Tsuchida’s film “Crossroads of Fate” (Magone).
Production and implementation of the Yokohama City sound logo.
Min-On performance “Flower ~ Blossoms of Resonating Cultures” — Opening Music (Video Music), Nakano Sunplaza Hall, Tokyo
Online mahjong game “Live Mahjong!” (Game Music)
Takashi Kokubo in charge of music for the stage production Bugei “ONIKIRI — Blade of Demon-Banishing”.
Produced the audio signage tones for JRA’s automated ticket vending machines.
The 1st ION Forest Retreat was held on November 11–12, 2025.
An additional live performance celebrating the release of GAIAPHILIA, the collaborative album by Yumiko Morioka & Takashi Kokubo
“Gaiaphilia” — Japan-Exclusive CD Release Party
“Tree of Life” — Takashi Kokubo & Naoki Tate Live at Manchin Saketen
2nd GAS Bon Odori Festival
Performed at the live event “Yorubon” at Gallery “Gasbon Metabolism”
Performing Van Gogh in Arles, Southern France! Takashi Kokubo Concert “Van Gogh and Arles”
In connection with the exhibition “Ryuichi Sakamoto Tribute — Music / Art / Media,” a live festival centered on Micro Ambient Music will be presented.
I celebrate the New Year according to the lunar calendar, in harmony with the rhythms of the cosmos and nature. May this year unfold in balance with the natural flow of time.
A refreshing healing CD where forest soundscapes and music soothe the mind and ease stress and anxiety.
A healing CD + Blu-ray work featuring the forests and lakes of Finland, delivering relaxation through imagery and music.
An album designed to ease insomnia and shallow sleep through natural 1/f fluctuations captured by Takashi Kokubo.
A healing and invigorating album produced by Takashi Kokubo, integrating water sounds and the natural rhythm of 1/f fluctuations.
A collection of healing music themed around the cosmos. Takashi Kokubo’s transparent sound transforms an ordinary room into a quiet, luminous “sonic universe.”
A healing work that renders Japan’s archetypal landscapes in sound. Takashi Kokubo’s gentle sonic textures restore a sense of “quiet Japan” to the heart.
Miho Okai — “Fairyland ~Healing Orgel~” is a healing ambient work that invites the listener into a gentle “fairyland” through the quiet resonance of the music box. A refined sonic world that brings calm and spaciousness to the heart.
Produced by Takashi Kokubo, Little Cafe Style 1 —Cafe Latte delivers gentle café music that brings relaxation and small moments of happiness into everyday life.
“Sound of the Earth,” Africa edition. Horizons, wildlife breath, flamingo swarms, nocturnal hyenas, and the pulse of the Maasai captured in 3D.
A sonic prayer that binds the stillness of the sea and the silence of the cosmos. Gentle waves and stellar resonance by Takashi Kokubo invite the listener into an eternal quiet.
The music for the film Kūkai was composed by Stomu Yamashita, with Takashi Kokubo participating on synthesizers. The soundtrack is recognized as a unique spiritual sound work that portrays both stillness and inner depth.
Produced by Stomu Yamashita, Tempest is a dramatic sonic work themed around storms, with Takashi Kokubo supporting the soundscape on synthesizer.
Mineaki Hotta’s Chiang Mai Dreaming blends kalimba tones with natural soundscapes, creating a nostalgic and meditative sonic environment.
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