100 Soundscapes of Japan
1996 list of environmental sounds
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The 100 Soundscapes of Japan (æ¥æ¬ã®é³é¢¨æ¯100é¸) 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.[1]
There were 738 submissions received from all over the country and the 100 "best" were selected after examination by the Japan Soundscape Study Group.[1] These soundscapes are intended to function as symbols for local people and to promote the rediscovery of the sounds of everyday life.[1] The follow-up Sixth National Assembly on Soundscape Conservation was held in Matsuyama in 2002.[2]
| Soundscape | Category | Location | Prefecture | Image | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk (ãªãã¼ãã¯æµ·ã®æµæ°·) | Sea | Sea of Okhotsk shore | HokkaidÅ |  | |
| Bell of Sapporo Clock Tower (æè¨å°ã®é) | Bells | Sapporo | HokkaidÅ |  | |
| Bell of Hakodate Russian Orthodox Church (å½é¤¨ããªã¹ãã¹æ£æä¼ã®é) | Bells | Hakodate | HokkaidÅ |  | |
| Mountain creatures in Asahidake, Mount Daisetsu (大éªå±±æå²³ã®å±±ã®çãç©) | Wildlife | Higashikawa | HokkaidÅ |  | |
| Japanese crane sanctuary, Tsurui (é¶´å± ã®ã¿ã³ãã§ã¦ãµã³ã¯ãã¥ã¢ãª) | Birds | Tsurui | HokkaidÅ |  | |
| Black-tailed gulls in Kabushima, Hachinohe Port (å «æ¸æ¸¯ã»èªå³¶ã®ã¦ããã³) | Birds | Hachinohe | Aomori Prefecture |  | |
| Wild birds of Lake Ogawara shore (å°å·åæ¹çã®éé³¥) | Birds | Misawa | Aomori Prefecture |  | |
| Oirase River stream (å¥¥å ¥ç¬ã®æ¸æµ) | Water | Towadako | Aomori Prefecture |  | |
| Nebuta (Neputa) Festival (ãã¶ãç¥ã»ãã·ãã¾ã¤ã) | Matsuri | Aomori/Hirosaki | Aomori Prefecture |  | |
| Kaminari-iwa (Thunder Rock), Goishi coastline (ç¢ç³æµ·å²¸ã»é·å²©) | Sea | Åfunato | Iwate Prefecture |  | |
| Nambu FÅ«rin (Japanese wind chimes) at Mizusawa Station (æ°´æ²¢é§ ã®åé¨é¢¨é´) | Local life | ÅshÅ« | Iwate Prefecture |  | |
| Bells of Chagu Chagu Umakko (ãã£ã°ãã£ã°é¦¬ã³ã®é´ã®é³) | Matsuri | Takizawa | Iwate Prefecture |
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| Suzumushi (bell-ringing insects) in Miyagino (å®®åéã®ã¹ãºã ã·) | Insects | Sendai | Miyagi Prefecture |  | |
| Singing frogs and wild birds of the Hirose River (åºç¬å·ã®ã«ã¸ã«ã¬ã¨ã«ã¨éé³¥) | Wildlife/Birds | Sendai | Miyagi Prefecture |  | |
| Reed fields at the mouth of the Kitakami River (åä¸å·æ²³å£ã®ã¨ã·å) | Vegetation | Ishinomaki | Miyagi Prefecture |  | |
| Wild geese in Izunuma and Uchinuma lakes (ä¼è±æ²¼ã»å æ²¼ã®ãã¬ã³) | Birds | Kurikoma/Wakayanagi/Hasama | Miyagi Prefecture |  | |
| Pinewoods of wind (風ã®æ¾å) | Vegetation | Noshiro | Akita Prefecture |  | |
| Cicadas at Yama-dera (山寺ã®è) | Insects | Yamagata | Yamagata Prefecture |  | |
| "Matsu-no-Kanjin" conches (trumpet shells) (æ¾ã®å§é²ã®æ³èºè²) | Matsuri | Tsuruoka | Yamagata Prefecture |  | |
| Swans at the mouth of Mogami River (æä¸å·æ²³å£ã®ç½é³¥) | Birds | Sakata | Yamagata Prefecture |  | |
| Little Birds Forest in Fukushima City (ç¦å³¶å¸å°é³¥ã®æ£®) | Birds | Fukushima | Fukushima Prefecture | ||
| Natural irrigation channel of Åuchi-juku (大å 宿ã®èªç¶ç¨æ°´) | Water | ShimogÅ | Fukushima Prefecture |  | |
| Weaving of ramie fabric (ããããç¹ã®ã¯ãé³) | Transport/Industry | ShÅwa | Fukushima Prefecture | ||
| Waves of Izura-kaigan coast (äºæµ¦æµ·å²¸ã®æ³¢é³) | Sea | Kita-ibaraki | Ibaraki Prefecture | ||
| Tree frogs in Ajisai-zaka, Mount Ohirasan (太平山ããããåã®é¨è) | Frogs | Tochigi | Tochigi Prefecture |  | |
| Suikinkutsu in Suikintei Garden (æ°´ç´äºã®æ°´ç´çª) | Daily life | Yoshii | Gunma Prefecture |  | |
| Time bell of Kawagoe (å·è¶ã®æã®é) | Bell | Kawagoe | Saitama Prefecture |  | |
| Insects singing in Oshikiri, Arakawa River (èå·ã»æ¼åã®è«ã®å£°) | Insects | Kumagaya (KÅnan) | Saitama Prefecture |  | |
| Waterfall on conduit bridge (æ¨æ©ã®è½æ°´) | Water | Katori (Sawara) | Chiba Prefecture |  | |
| Himeharuzemi cicadas in Mamenbara (麻綿åã®ãã¡ãã«ã¼ã) | Insects | Åtaki | Chiba Prefecture |  | |
| Vicinity of Shibamata Taishakuten and "Yagiri-no-Watashi" ferry (æ´åå¸é天çéã¨ç¢åã®æ¸¡ã) | Complex | Matsudo/Katsushika | Chiba Prefecture/Tokyo |  | |
| Time bell at the hill of Ueno (ä¸éã®ãå±±ã®æã®é) | Bells | TaitÅ | Tokyo | ||
| Sounds of birds, water, and trees at SanpÅji-ike Pond (ä¸å®å¯ºæ± ã®é³¥ã¨æ°´ã¨æ¨¹ã ã®é³) | Birds/Water/Vegetation | Nerima | Tokyo | ||
| Keyaki (zelkova), tree-lined boulevard in Seikei Gakuen Campus (æè¹å¦åã±ã¤ã並æ¨) | Vegetation | Musashino | Tokyo |  | |
| Ship whistles for the New Year at Yokohama Port (横æµæ¸¯æ°å¹´ãè¿ããè¹ã®æ±½ç¬) | Local life | Yokohama | Kanagawa Prefecture |  | |
| Approach to Kawasaki Daishi Temple (å·å´å¤§å¸«ã®åé) | Local life | Kawasaki | Kanagawa Prefecture |  | |
| Stream and wild birds singing sounds in Dohogawa Park (éä¿å·å ¬åã®ããããã¨éé³¥ã®å£°) | Water/Birds | Sagamihara | Kanagawa Prefecture | ||
| Bean Geese in Fukushimagata Lagoon (ç¦å³¶æ½ã®ãã·ã¯ã¤) | Birds | Niigata (Toyosaka) | Niigata Prefecture |  | |
| Himeharuzemi cicadas in Oyama (尾山ã®ãã¡ãã«ã¼ã) | Insects | Itoigawa (NÅ) | Niigata Prefecture | | |
| ShÅmyÅ Falls (称åæ») | Waterfalls | Tateyama | Toyama Prefecture |  | |
| "Ennaka" channel and Owara Kaze no bon (ã¨ã³ãã«ã®æ°´é³ã¨ããã風ã®ç) | Matsuri | Toyama (Yatsuo) | Toyama Prefecture |  | |
| Wood carving in Inami (äºæ³¢ã®æ¨å½«ãã®é³) | Crafts | Nanto (Inami) | Toyama Prefecture | ||
| Cicada chorus droning in Honda-no-Mori Forest (æ¬å¤ã®æ£®ã®èæé¨) | Insects | Kanazawa | Ishikawa Prefecture |  | |
| Bells of temples in Teramachi (寺çºå¯ºé¢ç¾¤ã®é) | Bells | Kanazawa | Ishikawa Prefecture | ||
| Tokimizu fountain in Minowaki (èèã®ææ°´) | Water | Echizen (Takefu) | Fukui Prefecture | ||
| Wild birds forest at lakeshore at the foot of Mount Fuji (å¯å£«å±±éºã»è¥¿æ¹çã®éé³¥ã®æ£®) | Birds | Fujikawaguchiko | Yamanashi Prefecture |  | |
| Bell of ZenkÅ-ji (åå 寺ã®é) | Bells | Nagano | Nagano Prefecture |  | |
| Little birds singing in Enrei (塩嶺ã®å°é³¥ã®ãããã) | Birds | Okaya/Shiojiri | Nagano Prefecture | ||
| Frogs singing in Yashima-shitsugen Wetland (å «å³¶æ¹¿åã®èé³´) | Wildlife | Shimosuwa/Suwa | Nagano Prefecture |  | |
| Suikinkutsu in Udatsu-no-machi (å¯å»ºã®çºã®æ°´ç´çª) | Local life | Mino | Gifu Prefecture | ||
| Playing in Yoshida River (åç°å·ã®å·éã³) | Local life | GujÅ (Hachiman) | Gifu Prefecture | ||
| Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River (é·è¯å·ã®éµé£¼) | Local life | Gifu/Seki | Gifu Prefecture |  | |
| "Nami-Kozo", rumbling of the Enshunada Sea (é å·çã®æµ·é³´ã»æ³¢å°å§) | Water | Enshunada Sea | Shizuoka Prefecture | ||
| Steam locomotives of Åigawa Railway (大äºå·ééã®ï¼³ï¼¬) | Transport/Industry | Kawanehon (Honkawane) | Shizuoka Prefecture |  | |
| Wild birds of Higashiyama Botanical Garden (æ±å±±æ¤ç©åã®éé³¥) | Birds | Nagoya | Aichi Prefecture |  | |
| Wave sounds at Kojigahama Beach, Cape Irago (ä¼è¯æ¹å²¬æè·¯ã¶æµã®æ½®é¨) | Sea | Tahara (Atsumi) | Aichi Prefecture |  | |
| Isobue whistling of female divers in Ise-Shima area (ä¼å¢å¿æ©ã®æµ·å¥³ã®ç£¯ç¬) | Local life | Toba/Shima | Mie Prefecture |  | |
| Evening bell of Mii (ä¸äºã®æ©é) | Bells | Åtsu | Shiga Prefecture |  | |
| Hikone Castle time bell and insects singing (å½¦æ ¹åã®æå ±éã¨è«ã®é³) | Bells/Insects | Hikone | Shiga Prefecture |  | |
| Bamboo forest in Kyoto (京ã®ç«¹æ) | Vegetation | Kyoto | Kyoto Prefecture |  | |
| Rurikei stream (ããæ¸) | Water | Nantan (Sonobe) | Kyoto Prefecture |  | |
| Squeaking sand of Kotobikihama Beach (ç´å¼æµã®é³´ãç ) | Singing sand | KyÅtango (Amino) | Kyoto Prefecture | ||
| Matsumushi crickets (Xenogrillus marmorata) at the banks of Yodo River (æ·å·æ²³å·æ·ã®ããã ã·) | Insects | Osaka | Osaka Prefecture | ||
| Kawachi Ondo song in the precincts of JÅkÅ-ji (常å 寺å¢å ã®æ²³å é³é ) | Matsuri | Yao | Osaka Prefecture |  | |
| Sand eel fishing at Tarumi Port (åæ°´æ¼æ¸¯ã®ã¤ã«ãã´æ¼) | Local life | Kobe | HyÅgo Prefecture |  | |
| Danjiri Drums at Kenka Matsuri of Nada (çã®ãããç¥ãã®ã ããã太é¼) | Matsuri | Himeji | HyÅgo Prefecture |  | |
| Deer of Kasugano and temple bells in the neighbourhood (æ¥æ¥éã®é¹¿ã¨è«¸å¯ºã®é) | Wildlife/Bells | Nara | Nara Prefecture |  | |
| Kino River heard inside the giant rock of Mount FudÅ (ä¸åå±±ã®å·¨ç³ã§èãããç´ãå·) | Water | Hashimoto | Wakayama Prefecture | ||
| Nachi Falls (é£æºã®æ») | Waterfalls | Nachikatsuura | Wakayama Prefecture |  | |
| Migratory birds at Mizutori Park (æ°´é³¥å ¬åã®æ¸¡ãé³¥) | Birds | Yonago | Tottori Prefecture |  | |
| Mitoku River and singing frogs (ä¸å¾³å·ã®ããããã¨ã«ã¸ã«ã¬ã¨ã«) | Wildlife | Misasa | Tottori Prefecture | | |
| Inshu paper-making (å å·åç´ã®ç´ãã) | Crafts | Tottori (Aoya/Saji) | Tottori Prefecture | ||
| Squeaking sand of Kotogahama Beach (ç´ã¶æµæµ·å²¸ã®é³´ãç ) | Singing sand | Åda | Shimane Prefecture |  | |
| Stream and waterwheels of Bitchu River, Suwada Cave (è«è¨ªæ´ã»åä¸å·ã®ããããã¨æ°´è») | Water | Maniwa (HokubÅ) | Okayama Prefecture | ||
| Brooks of ShinjÅshuku (æ°åºå®¿ã®å°å·) | Water | ShinjÅ | Okayama Prefecture | ||
| Bell of Peace in Hiroshima (åºå³¶ã®å¹³åã®é) | Bells | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Prefecture |  | |
| Kyo-onro tower bell at SenkÅ-ji (åå 寺é©é³æ¥¼ã®é) | Bells | Onomichi | Hiroshima Prefecture |  | |
| Yamaguchi Line steam locomotives (å±±å£ç·ã®ï¼³ï¼¬) | Transport/Industry | OgÅri/Tsuwano | Yamaguchi/Shimane Prefecture |  | |
| Eddying current of Naruto (é³´éã®æ¸¦æ½®) | Sea | Naruto | Tokushima Prefecture |  | |
| Awa Odori dance (é¿æ³¢è¸ã) | Matsuri | Tokushima | Tokushima Prefecture |  | |
| Åkubo-ji bell and pilgrim bells (大窪寺ã®éã¨ãéè·¯ããã®é´) | Bells | Sanuki (Nagao) | Kagawa Prefecture |  | |
| MannÅ-ike Pond "Yuru-nuki" streams (æºæ¿æ± ã®ããã¬ãã¨ãããã) | Water | MannÅ | Kagawa Prefecture |  | |
| Time drums of Shin-u Kaku Hotel, DÅgo Onsen (éå¾æ¸©æ³æ¯é·ºé£ã®å»å¤ªé¼) | Drums | Matsuyama | Ehime Prefecture | .JPG) | |
| Wave sounds of Mikurodo Cave, Cape Muroto (室æ¸å²¬ã»å¾¡å¨äººçªã®æ³¢é³) | Sea | Muroto | KÅchi Prefecture |  | |
| Kaki Yamakasa of Hakata Gion Yamakasa (åå¤ç¥åå±±ç¬ ã®èãå±±ç¬ ) | Matsuri | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Prefecture |  | |
| Bell of Kanzeon-ji (観ä¸é³å¯ºã®é) | Bells | Dazaifu | Fukuoka Prefecture |  | |
| Wave sounds and ship whistles at the Kanmon-kaikyo Strait (é¢é海峡ã®æ½®é¨ã¨æ±½ç¬) | Sea | KitakyÅ«shÅ«/Shimonoseki | Fukuoka/Yamaguchi Prefecture |  | |
| Hikiyama-bayashi music at Karatsu Kunchi Festival (åæ´¥ããã¡ã®æ³å±±åå) | Matsuri | Karatsu | Saga Prefecture |  | |
| Imari pottery (ä¼ä¸éã®ç¼ç©ã®é³) | Crafts | Imari | Saga Prefecture |  | |
| Atomic air-raided camphor tree at Sanno Jinja (å±±çç¥ç¤¾è¢«çã®æ¥ ã®æ¨) | Vegetation | Nagasaki | Nagasaki Prefecture |  | |
| Water discharge at TsÅ«junkyÅ Bridge (é潤æ©ã®æ¾æ°´) | Water | Yamato (Yabe) | Kumamoto Prefecture |  | |
| Dolphins in the sea of Itsuwa (äºåã®æµ·ã®ã¤ã«ã«) | Wildlife | Amakusa (Itsuwa) | Kumamoto Prefecture |  | |
| Water scoop (hydropower) of Onta Sarayama (å°é¹¿ç°ç¿å±±ã®åè¼) | Water/Crafts | Onta | Åita Prefecture |  | |
| Soughing of the wind through pine trees of Oka Castle remains (岡åè·¡ã®æ¾ç±) | Vegetation | Taketa | Åita Prefecture |  | |
| "Yagura-no-Todoro" water roaring at SannomiyakyÅ Gorge (ä¸ä¹å®®å³¡ã®æ«ã®è½) | Waterfalls | Kobayashi | Miyazaki Prefecture | ||
| Wild deer of Ebino-kÅgen Highlands (ãã³ã®é«åã®éç鹿) | Wildlife | Ebino | Miyazaki Prefecture |  | |
| Cranes of Izumi (åºæ°´ã®ãã«) | Birds | Izumi | Kagoshima Prefecture |  | |
| Chigami River stream and trams (åé å·ã®æ¸æµã¨ãããã³) | Water/Local life | Yakushima | Kagoshima Prefecture | ||
| Subtropical creatures along Shiira River (å¾è¯å·å¨è¾ºã®äºç±å¸¯æã®çãç©) | Wildlife | Taketomi (Iriomote) | Okinawa Prefecture | ||
| Eisa (ã¨ã¤ãµã¼) | Matsuri | Yonashiro/Katsuren | Okinawa Prefecture |  |
