I can tell you that Tokyo is very loud. Constant road traffic noise everywhere, drunk people singing on the streets, pointless warnings from the local municipal office on the public alert system, noisy street advertisements, constant announcements in train stations, bousouzoku gangs constantly revving their bikes in silent neighborhoods every night, flight traffic noise, railroad noise of the trains passing, level crossing barriers constantly ding-donging, etc
I live in Japan and this is something that I will never get used to. Yes, the people are quiet, but shops are ridiculously loud. Go to any supermarket and there are seven different jingles playing in parallel! Honestly, I don't understand how the employees don't go crazy.
I can tell you that Tokyo is very loud. Constant road traffic noise everywhere, drunk people singing on the streets, pointless warnings from the local municipal office on the public alert system, noisy street advertisements, constant announcements in train stations, bousouzoku gangs constantly revving their bikes in silent neighborhoods every night, flight traffic noise, railroad noise of the trains passing, level crossing barriers constantly ding-donging, etc
Tokyo isn't loud at all. Go 2-3 blocks from any major street and they are practically silent.
> drunk people singing on the streets
never seen this
> bousouzoku gangs constantly revving their bikes in silent neighborhoods every night
seen this maybe twice in 25 years
> flight traffic noise
do you live next to the airport? this is not a thing relatively to any other major city I've lived in
> railroad noise of the trains passing, level crossing barriers constantly ding-donging
This is only a thing if you live next to a track which is like 1% of housing
Well, then it's clear you don't have enough experience to objectively judge the situation.
I lived near 5 different stations in Tokyo in 10 years and all of those were how I described it.
I also lived in Saitama and Kanagawa. It's the same there too.
Maybe you should get more exerience first and live longer in Japan?
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noisy street advertisements.. and jingles... shops of all shapes and sizes blaring music...
I live in Japan and this is something that I will never get used to. Yes, the people are quiet, but shops are ridiculously loud. Go to any supermarket and there are seven different jingles playing in parallel! Honestly, I don't understand how the employees don't go crazy.
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Neither the US, nor Japan are considered developing countries. I'm confused by your comment.