session in japan drums: yasuo sano bass & mandolin: hitoshi watanabe guitar & bass: tsuneo imahori(except m-11) percussion: mataro misawa strings: gen ittetsu strings(m-1), masatsugu shinozaki strings(m-13) sax: naruyoshi kikuchi synthesizer manipulating: keishi urata (assisted by: chikanari gokan), syunsuke sakamoto additional ambient tracks: hisaaki hogari(m-1,7) session in u.k. guitar: phil palmer(m-4,7,8,10,11) bass: andy pask(m-8) drums: ralph salmins(m-8) flute: helen keen(m-6) oboe: david theodore(m-6) clarinet: nicholas bucknall(m-6) backing vocal: ilaria graziano(m-11) strings leader: gavyn wright(m-2,6,9,10) contractor: isobel griffiths conductor: yoko kanno