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when silence became love song - #4535 (99R98 percent 1 left) by chair house 260515
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Two days remain.
For 12 years,
I have continued placing
small piano pieces into the world.
Now, only two remain.
Piano Ten Thousand Leaves
will reach completion
on May 16, 2026.
Thank you
for walking this long forest path with me.
May 15, 2026
chair house / Hitoshi Yasui
Tokyo, Japan
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when silence became love song - #4535 (99R98 percent 1 left) by chair house 260515
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Thirteen years ago, I encountered a Virtual Piano Instruments.
It was like a dream come true — software capable of recording fragile, delicate piano performances with astonishing beauty and clarity.
At that moment, a vision came to me.
To create short, peaceful inspiration-based piano pieces every single day, and continue sharing them with the world.
I had always loved the traditional Japanese Manyoshu anthology.
And I began to wonder if it might be possible to create a new kind of Manyoshu for the internet age.
I named the project:
Piano Ten Thousand Leaves.
The goal was 4,536 pieces.
And so, on February 2nd, 2014, I uploaded the very first piece to soundcloud.
Over the years, many things happened, but thankfully, the project continued steadily forward.
And on May 16th, 2026,
Piano Ten Thousand Leaves
will finally reach its destination of 4,536 pieces.
Every piece is an original piano composition filled with calmness, silence, and peace.
I believe there is probably no other musical collection in the world created for twelve years under a single unchanging concept.
That is why, when played on shuffle,
every listening becomes a new encounter.
I call this experience:
The Piano Ten Thousand Leaves Music Bath Lifestyle.
If you would like, please give it a try.
Piano Ten Thousand Leaves is available on music streaming services worldwide.
Please search for:
“chair house”
And finally,
the only reason I was able to continue this slightly unimaginable journey to the very end was because of listeners around the world.
For twelve years, so many people listened to these pieces.
Without that quiet support, I do not think I could have reached 4,536 compositions.
From the bottom of my heart,
thank you very much.
chair house, hitoshi yasui, tokyo japan