FEATURES OF JAPANESE SOUNDSCAPES RECOGNIZED BY FOREIGNERS : A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY ON SOUNDS FOR THE FOREIGNERS LIVING IN FUKUOKA CITY

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  • IWAMIYA Shin-ichiro
    Department of Acoustic Design, Kyushu Institute of Design
  • OKA Masafumi
    Division of Audio and Visual Communication, Graduate School, Kyushu Institute of Design

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  • 外国人が聞いた日本の音風景 : 福岡市在住の外国人に対する音環境調査

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Abstract

A questionnaire survey on sound for foreigners living in Fukuoka city was done to clarify the features of Japanese soundscapes recognized by those whose cultural background is different from the Japanese. The traffic sound signal for the blind, the exhaust noise by wild bike riders (Bousouzoku), the peddlers' cries, and the election campaign broadcast are the typical sounds only heard in Japan. The foreigners usually have good image for the traffic sound signal for the blind and the peddlers' cries. In contrast, they have negative impression on the muffler noise by wild riders and speeches concerning election. Comparison between the sounds usually heard in Japan and those less heard in Japan shows that there are too many public sounds, such as announcements using public-address system and music at the shopping centers, and few natural sounds and human voices in Japan.

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  • CRID
    1390001204455290880
  • NII Article ID
    110002510482
  • NII Book ID
    AN1052804X
  • DOI
    10.20718/jjpa.3.1_19
  • ISSN
    24320986
    13423215
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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