Golden Morning over the Takayama Market · Japan Lofi · 2 Hour Chill

A crisp golden autumn morning in old Takayama. Down by the Miyagawa river the morning market is waking, steam curling up from the stalls, maples and ginkgo glowing on the far bank. Upstairs in a little dark-wood merchant house, the same hoodie girl with big headphones sketches by the open lattice window with a cup of black-bean tea, ginger cat stretched out in the sun on the sill. Instrumental only — soft kick and swung hats, warm vibraphone and a muted flugelhorn, round upright bass and sparse biwa, tape warmth and vinyl crackle. Chapters 0:00 Sun on the river 0:30 Steam from the stalls 1:00 Black-bean tea 1:30 Ginkgo on the far bank