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Because both Buddhism and shintoism are based in a religious respect of nature, the places in Japan that have the most nature are always the shrines. In all of the recordings, you are most likely to hear birds and nature around and in the shrines.

A lot of the music that is being used in some of the more populated areas are songs in English. It is difficult to tell what songs are simply popular with locals in Japan, if it is to draw in the attention of tourists, or both.

The Imperial Palace still holds the royal family, and the closest the public can get to the castle is the Imperial Gardens outside of the castle walls, You can't walk on the grass, but you can enjoy the view of the nature as you are walking about on…

Hello Kitty is one of the most popular symbols of Japan. She was a character that was originally made to be a simply cute symbol to help as part of marketing certain objects to a younger audience, but as people began to enjoy the asthetic of Hello…

In the popular Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo, there are some other things that the fashion region is known for. While the area is known for the young fashion trends, the high energy, there is also two food trends. The area is known for its crepes…

Hachiko Square is found in the middle of the Shibuya square. Shibuya Square is one of the busiest part of Tokyo, with one of the largest intersection crosswalk in the world ---which was lovingly dubbed the Shibuya Scramble. The square was given the…

This is another audio from inside of a subway. Outside of the Japanese announcements, the only voices that you will prominently hear are the voices that are speaking English. That is in part to how close the recorder is to the other people in their…

This is a recording from outside of the Gion Shrine. It is important to note that the recording comes from outside of the main part of the shrine. In the United States, we are much more open to being viewed and recorded due to our vouyeristic nature…

At the Osaka aquarium, there was a section that houses some emperor penguins. The biggest thing to note is the camera shutters from the digital phones. In Japan, the right to your privacy is extremely important. So there is a law that says that…

This was the first station that the people had seen when we had first arrived in Japan. It was lively and bustling with people despite how early in the morning it was, which made sense with how big the airport that we arrived in was. This station was…