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Re:Tokyo: A big city that is also pleasant to live in by Dracophoenix on Saturday January 01, 2022 @09:43AM (#29758623)
>This 100%, I measured the volume in my neighborhood in Central Tokyo 5 mins from the nearest station (it’s one of the more popular spots in the city) and it clocks in at 30dB or less. Compared to Manhattan where it’s deafeningly loud all the time.

Shibuya?

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Re:Tokyo: A big city that is also pleasant to live in by ghaff on Saturday January 01, 2022 @12:44PM (#29760695)
Shibuya is somewhat exceptional in Tokyo whether or not it's unique.

In Manhattan it's more like the constant blaring of horns and near-constant sirens of various types.

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Re:Tokyo: A big city that is also pleasant to live in by presentation on Sunday January 02, 2022 @08:58AM (#29768728)
No, but even there if you walked 5 mins from the station towards Ebisu (away from the arterial road), Shinsen, Yoyogi Uehara, or even towards Harajuku on Cat Street it would probably be similarly quiet.
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