Orchestra 
Conductor: Takuya Nemoto
1st Violin: Kumiko Kasugai, Ayuko Sakamoto, Kazuha Takahashi, Tsukasa Miyazaki, Chioki Aihara, Miyuki Nishikata
2nd Violin: Chisato Maehara, Megumi Kasugai, Ami Kamada, Takamori Arai
Viola: Emi Hashimoto, Asuka Magara, Masahiro Chihara, Tomohiro Kobayashi
Cello: Kazune Koshikawa, Aya Fukui, Hajime Terai, Masao Watanabe
Contrabass: Naomi Kohata, Akiko Mikami
Flute and Piccolo: Satoko Seki 
Flute: Mayu Izumi
Oboe: Yuka Asahara
Clarinet: Masahiro Onoue, Keiko Shinozuka
Bassoon: Sayaka Nakata
Horn: Kenta Yano, Masaaki Mukai
Piano: Mica Bando
Celesta: Mayu Gonto
Accordion: Hirofumi Nakamura
Harp: Aya Horigome
Percussion: Genichiro Furukawa, Manami Kakudo, Koichi Hosono, Yuto Ishikawa

Recording & Mix Engineer: Kensuke Irie (NHK)
Mastering Engineer: Eric James
Pre-mix for Track3, 14: Ryo Amakasu

Art Director: Ryosuke Uehara, Yoshie Watanabe (KIGI)
Designer: Haruka Saito, Siken Gen (KIGI)

Sales Promotion: Kenji Seki (SPACE SHOWER MUSIC)
Wholesale and Retail Support: Europe: Chieko Tanaka  tanaka@brigittetanaka.com / Japan: Nami Uchida (gm projects) www.gmprojects.jp

A&R, Artist & Production Management: Maho Masuzaki

Recorded at: NHK 509 Studio and 506 Studio
Mastered at: Philosophers Barn Mastering, Norfolk, UK

All tracks are licensed by NHK Publishing, Inc.
All were composed for Sekai de ichiban utsukushii hon / 世界で一番美しい本（2019)
All were composed, arranged and produced by Umitaro Abe

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