100 Soundscapes of Japan

The are a number of noises selected by the Ministry of the Environment as particularly representative of the country. They were chosen in 1996, as part of government efforts to combat noise pollution and to protect and promote protection of the environment.

There were 738 submissions received from all over the country and the 100 "best" were selected after examination by the Japan Soundscape Study Group. These soundscapes are intended to function as symbols for local people and to promote the rediscovery of the sounds of everyday life. The follow-up Sixth National Assembly on Soundscape Conservation was held in Matsuyama in 2002.

Soundscape Category Location Prefecture Image Sound Sea Sea of Okhotsk shore Hokkaidō Bells Sapporo Hokkaidō Bells Hakodate Hokkaidō Wildlife Higashikawa Hokkaidō Birds Tsurui Hokkaidō Birds Hachinohe Aomori Prefecture Birds Misawa Aomori Prefecture Water Towadako Aomori Prefecture Matsuri Aomori/Hirosaki Aomori Prefecture Sea Ōfunato Iwate Prefecture Local life Ōshū Iwate Prefecture Matsuri Takizawa Iwate Prefecture Insects Sendai Miyagi Prefecture Wildlife/Birds Sendai Miyagi Prefecture Vegetation Ishinomaki Miyagi Prefecture Birds Kurikoma/Wakayanagi/Hasama Miyagi Prefecture Vegetation Noshiro Akita Prefecture Insects Yamagata Yamagata Prefecture Matsuri Tsuruoka Yamagata Prefecture Birds Sakata Yamagata Prefecture Birds Fukushima Fukushima Prefecture Water Shimogō Fukushima Prefecture Transport/Industry Shōwa Fukushima Prefecture Sea Kita-ibaraki Ibaraki Prefecture Frogs Tochigi Tochigi Prefecture Daily life Yoshii Gunma Prefecture Bell Kawagoe Saitama Prefecture Insects Kumagaya (Kōnan) Saitama Prefecture Water Katori (Sawara) Chiba Prefecture Insects Ōtaki Chiba Prefecture Complex Matsudo/Katsushika Chiba Prefecture/Tokyo Bells Taitō Tokyo Birds/Water/Vegetation Nerima Tokyo Vegetation Musashino Tokyo Local life Yokohama Kanagawa Prefecture Local life Kawasaki Kanagawa Prefecture Water/Birds Sagamihara Kanagawa Prefecture Birds Niigata (Toyosaka) Niigata Prefecture Insects Itoigawa (Nō) Niigata Prefecture Waterfalls Tateyama Toyama Prefecture Matsuri Toyama (Yatsuo) Toyama Prefecture Crafts Nanto (Inami) Toyama Prefecture Insects Kanazawa Ishikawa Prefecture Bells Kanazawa Ishikawa Prefecture Water Echizen (Takefu) Fukui Prefecture Birds Fujikawaguchiko Yamanashi Prefecture Bells Nagano Nagano Prefecture Birds Okaya/Shiojiri Nagano Prefecture Wildlife Shimosuwa/Suwa Nagano Prefecture Local life Mino Gifu Prefecture Local life Gujō (Hachiman) Gifu Prefecture Local life Gifu/Seki Gifu Prefecture Water Enshunada Sea Shizuoka Prefecture Transport/Industry Kawanehon (Honkawane) Shizuoka Prefecture Birds Nagoya Aichi Prefecture Sea Tahara (Atsumi) Aichi Prefecture Local life Toba/Shima Mie Prefecture Bells Ōtsu Shiga Prefecture Bells/Insects Hikone Shiga Prefecture Vegetation Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture Water Nantan (Sonobe) Kyoto Prefecture Singing sand Kyōtango (Amino) Kyoto Prefecture Insects Osaka Osaka Prefecture Matsuri Yao Osaka Prefecture Local life Kobe Hyōgo Prefecture Matsuri Himeji Hyōgo Prefecture Wildlife/Bells Nara Nara Prefecture Water Hashimoto Wakayama Prefecture Waterfalls Nachikatsuura Wakayama Prefecture Birds Yonago Tottori Prefecture Wildlife Misasa Tottori Prefecture Crafts Tottori (Aoya/Saji) Tottori Prefecture Singing sand Ōda Shimane Prefecture Water Maniwa (Hokubō) Okayama Prefecture Water Shinjō Okayama Prefecture Bells Hiroshima Hiroshima Prefecture Bells Onomichi Hiroshima Prefecture Transport/Industry Ogōri/Tsuwano Yamaguchi/Shimane Prefecture Sea Naruto Tokushima Prefecture Matsuri Tokushima Tokushima Prefecture Bells Sanuki (Nagao) Kagawa Prefecture Water Mannō Kagawa Prefecture Drums Matsuyama Ehime Prefecture Sea Muroto Kōchi Prefecture Matsuri Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture Bells Dazaifu Fukuoka Prefecture Sea Kitakyūshū/Shimonoseki Fukuoka/Yamaguchi Prefecture Matsuri Karatsu Saga Prefecture Crafts Imari Saga Prefecture Vegetation Nagasaki Nagasaki Prefecture Water Yamato (Yabe) Kumamoto Prefecture Wildlife Amakusa (Itsuwa) Kumamoto Prefecture Water/Crafts Onta Ōita Prefecture Vegetation Taketa Ōita Prefecture Waterfalls Kobayashi Miyazaki Prefecture Wildlife Ebino Miyazaki Prefecture Birds Izumi Kagoshima Prefecture Water/Local life Yakushima Kagoshima Prefecture Wildlife Taketomi (Iriomote) Okinawa Prefecture Matsuri Yonashiro/Katsuren Okinawa Prefecture

See also Soundscape ecology Ecoacoustics Biophony World Soundscape Project 100 Landscapes of Japan (Heisei era)

References

External links Ministry of the Environment - 100 Soundscapes of Japan