YŪGEN HOURS ・ Countryside of Old Japan | For Evenings When the Rice Paddies Reflect the Sky【作業用BGM】

YŪGEN ─ A 2-hour journey through the satoyama (mountain villages) of June in old Japan. Rice paddies reflecting the evening sky. A cat sleeping peacefully on a wooden engawa. The soft mist crossing distant mountain ridges. Thatched-roof farmhouses standing quietly in the long evening light. This is the music of satoyama — the gentle Japanese countryside in early summer. This is the nineteenth chapter of the YŪGEN HOURS collection. Inspired by the peaceful satoyama villages of June, freshly planted rice paddies reflecting the sky, the timeless presence of thatched-roof farmhouses, and the quiet evening hours when the countryside grows still. Featuring traditional Japanese instruments — shamisen, koto, and shakuhachi — woven with the warm nostalgia of Showa-era Japanese countryside life. Perfect for: 🌾 Evenings when the rice paddies reflect the sky 🏞 Quiet hours in the Japanese countryside 🐱 Slow afternoons on the engawa ☕ Working in peace with green tea 📖 Reading by the window at dusk ───────────────────────────── TRACKLIST / CHAPTERS ───────────────────────────── 00:06 ─ Engawa Cat Nap 02:59 ─ Sleeping Cat on Wooden Floor 06:14 ─ Crane After the Rain 09:33 ─ White Wings in Wet Fields 12:23 ─ Rice Paddy Dusk 14:55 ─ Evening Over the Water Fields 17:09 ─ Aged Wood Afternoon 20:07 ─ Light on Weathered Beams 22:46 ─ Tea Field After Rain 25:46 ─ Green Rows Glistening 29:26 ─ Satoyama Drops 32:34 ─ Dew on Mountain Village Leaves 35:27 ─ Thatched Roof Afternoon 38:01 ─ Old House in the Long Light 40:24 ─ Kasumi Over the Ridge 43:58 ─ Mist Crossing the Mountains 47:18 ─ Earthen Path Reverie 50:01 ─ Rice Shoots in Wind 52:44 ─ Young Plants Dancing Gently 55:11 ─ Sky in the Paddies 58:30 ─ The Heavens Held in Water 1:01:43 ─ Earthen Path Reverie ─── Chapter 2 ─── 1:04:32 ─ Engawa Cat Nap 1:07:25 ─ Sleeping Cat on Wooden Floor 1:10:40 ─ Crane After the Rain 1:13:59 ─ White Wings in Wet Fields 1:16:49 ─ Rice Paddy Dusk 1:19:21 ─ Evening Over the Water Fields 1:21:35 ─ Aged Wood Afternoon 1:24:33 ─ Light on Weathered Beams 1:27:12 ─ Tea Field After Rain 1:30:12 ─ Green Rows Glistening 1:33:52 ─ Satoyama Drops 1:37:00 ─ Dew on Mountain Village Leaves 1:39:53 ─ Thatched Roof Afternoon 1:42:27 ─ Old House in the Long Light 1:44:50 ─ Kasumi Over the Ridge 1:48:24 ─ Mist Crossing the Mountains 1:51:44 ─ Earthen Path Reverie 1:54:27 ─ Rice Shoots in Wind 1:57:10 ─ Young Plants Dancing Gently 1:59:37 ─ Sky in the Paddies 2:02:56 ─ The Heavens Held in Water 2:06:09 ─ Earthen Path Reverie ───────────────────────────── PREVIOUS CHAPTERS ───────────────────────────── 🎋 Sacred Places of Japan (Chapter 1) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Sacred Places of Japan | 2 H...   🍵 Quiet Rooms of Japan (Chapter 2) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Quiet Rooms of Japan | 2 Hou...   🌫 In-Between Hours of Japan (Chapter 3) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ In-Between Hours of Japan | ...   🍵 Ways of Old Japan (Chapter 4) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Ways of Old Japan | 2 Hours ...   🪵 Hands of Old Japan (Chapter 5) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Hands of Old Japan | 2 Hours...   🌊 Waters of Old Japan (Chapter 6) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Waters of Old Japan | 2 Hour...   🌾 Furusato of Old Japan (Chapter 7) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Furusato of Old Japan | 2 Ho...   🌙 Nights of Old Japan (Chapter 8) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Nights of Old Japan | 2 Hour...   🍃 Echoes of Old Japan (Chapter 9) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Echoes of Old Japan | 2 Hour...   🍃 Winds of Old Japan (Chapter 10) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Winds of Old Japan | For the...   🏮 Streets of Old Japan (Chapter 11) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Streets of Old Japan | For W...   🌿 Early Summer of Old Japan (Chapter 12) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Early Summer of Old Japan | ...   🌧 Rains of Old Japan (Chapter 13) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Rains of Old Japan | For Wat...   🍵 Tea Rooms of Old Japan (Chapter 14) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Tea Rooms of Old Japan | For...   🌙 End of May (Chapter 15) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ End of May | For the Last Ni...   🌅 Morning Hours of Old Japan (Chapter 16) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Morning Hours of Old Japan |...   ☀️ Long Days of Old Japan (Chapter 17) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Long Days of Old Japan | For...   🌧 Tsuyu Nights of Old Japan (Chapter 18) →    • YŪGEN HOURS ・ Tsuyu Nights of Old Japan | ...   ───────────────────────────── ABOUT YŪGEN HOURS ───────────────────────────── Yūgen (幽玄) is a Japanese aesthetic concept describing the profound, mysterious sense of the universe — a beauty too deep for words. This channel is a quiet space for those who love the still hours: the moment before dawn, the hush of falling snow, the silence inside an old temple. 🔔 Subscribe for new chapters every week. ───────────────────────────── 古き日本の「6月の里山」を巡る、2時間の音の旅。 夕空を映す水鏡の田んぼ、縁側で眠る一匹の猫、 遠い山に流れる霞、長い夕方の光に佇む茅葺きの家── 失われゆく日本の故郷の風景へ。 シリーズ19作目──故郷の物語の第二章。 水鏡が空を映す夕方の田んぼで、 あなたの時間がゆっくり流れますように。 ───────────────────────────── #JapaneseAmbient #ZenMusic #Satoyama #Furusato #YugenHours