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The voice of Sakamoto Ryoma

After reconstructing the skeletal structure of Sakamoto Ryoma using old photographs, the Japan Acoustic Lab has created a reconstruction of what his voice probably sounded like:

The recording is available at the Kameyama Company museum in Nagasaki, where can be downloaded via mobile phone QR code.

The Japan Acoustic Lab has done similar things in the past with Mona Lisa and Leonardo Da Vinci.

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6 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - February 15, 2010 at 11:42 am

Categories: Technology Tags: gadgets, history, QR, tech, Technology

http://www.hormel.com Vonskippy

Probably helps that they used a computer from that time period.

pcurve

lmao good one.

http://www.squidoo.com/Ryoma-Sakamoto Eric

Hmm, I guess if they did a reconstruction from an actual skull rather than a photograph they might be able to come up with something approximating what might have been his real voice.
Anyway, like the guy said, the hardest part would be getting the Tosa accent right.
http://thejapanjourney.blogspot.com Geckomayhem

That’s cool. I wonder what the fascination with Ryouma is, though. He seems to pop up quite frequently. The man lived for a mere 33 years (though he was one of the last samurai, I guess). I agree Eric; I guess the accent would have changed a fair bit in 140 years, though. I still don’t understand what everyone around here is saying (I live in Kochi) — but that’s not saying much, as my Japanese is really poor. I hate being a beginner.
Karisu

Who?
デビット

I already put Sakamoto Ryoma’s voice in my cell as SMS ringtone! XD

The voice of Sakamoto Ryoma

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