 MP3 sounds of Japan
Japan Podcasts
Either select the RSS feed below to listen to and subscribe to our Japan podcasts or select from the Individual Mixes to hear individual sounds from Japan.
We have sounds from all over Japan including Japanese festivals, music, religious chants, announcements and street sounds.
1. Subscribe to Podcast
To listen to our Japan podcasts either click on the link or copy the URL and paste it into your preferred podcasting program on your computer. In iTunes for example, you just go to the "Advanced" menu and choose "Subscribe to podcast" and follow the instructions. Other programs will be different - just look in the help section if it's not obvious. Below you can click on the link and hear the sound of Japan from your computer.
Complete Set - the complete set of sounds below given as an RSS feed.
 URL = http://feeds.feedburner.com/JapanVisitor
2. Individual Mixes
Sounds 1 - 20 | Sounds 21 - 40 | Sounds 41 - 60 | Sounds 61 - 80 | Sounds 81 - 100
The following are individual sounds from the streets of Japan. They will prove ideal for PodCasting direct to iTunes or download them to listen to later via your iPod.
Street campaigner | Supermarket | Subway announcement | Pachinko parlor | Street flyering | Answerphone | Gyoza vendor | Chindonya | Subway station ATM | Engakuji Temple | Myoshinji Temple bell | Pilgrims chanting | Talking intersection | Japanese right wingers | Hie Shrine | Class observation | Muzak in Kyoto | Oversize garbage | Bicycle parking | Buddhist memorial | More sounds
Street campaigner
Political street campaigner for the New Socialist Party, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo, 2006.
April 25, 2006.
Supermarket
Supermarket spot sales seller, Nakano ward, Tokyo.
April 26, 2006.
Subway Announcement
Subway announcement, Tokyo.
April 27, 2006.
Pachinko parlor
Pachinko parlor, Kabukicho, Shinjuku ward, Tokyo.
April 28, 2006.
Street flyering
Flyering in a foot-tunnel, Shinjuku ward, Tokyo.
April 28, 2006.
Japanese answerphone
Does anyone love you?
April 28, 2006.
Gyoza vendor
The cry of the gyoza vendor.
April 29, 2006.
Chindonya in Shibuya Tokyo.
'Chindonya' drum and clarinet troupe, Shibuya, Tokyo.
April 30, 2006.
Subway station ATM
ATM cash corner, Nishi Shinjuku subway station, Tokyo.
May 1, 2006.
Engakuji Temple
Engakuji Temple, Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture.
May 6, 2006.
Bell in Myoshinji Temple
Myoshinji Temple, Kyoto.
May 18, 2006.
Pilgrims Chanting
Rokkaku-do Temple, Kyoto.
May 28, 2006.
Talking Intersection
Instructions for the blind at a Kyoto intersection.
May 28, 2006.
Japanese Right Wing
The right wing vents in Kyoto.
May 28, 2006.
Shrine bell
Supplicants at Hie Shrine in Akasaka, Tokyo, ring the shrine bell and clap.
June 4, 2006.
Class Observation Day
A teacher leads an elementary school class on class observations day.
June 4, 2006.
Muzak
The soothing balm of muzak on a deserted shopping street in Kyoto.
June 11, 2006.
Oversize garbage (sodai gomi) collection
The announcement of the oversize garbage (sodai gomi) collection truck.
June 21, 2006.
Bike Lot Machine
Paying at a bike parking lot in Kyoto.
June 21, 2006.
Buddhist memorial service for the dead
Listen to the sounds of a Japanese Buddhist memorial service for the dead.
June 25, 2006.
More podcast sounds
Other sounds from Japan
Click here for other sounds of Japan
Malte Jaspersen and DJ Stormer bring you a disparate selection of 10 different sounds that each open a door on a different facet of life in Japan, from packed sports area to tranquil Japanese garden.
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