Gojou Subway Station

Gojou Subway Station

This is another audio from inside of a subway. Outside of the Japanese announcements, the only voices that you will prominently hear are the voices that are speaking English. That is in part to how close the recorder is to the other people in their tourism group, but also due to the fact that locals will typically refrain from speaking in train stations and subways as a way to respect the peace and quiet since you don't know who had had a long day at work or is still preparing for work.

Tatum Pond

Knox College Abolition Labs

November 21, 2024

Knox College, Tatum Pond

mp3 audio recording

English, Japanese

mp4 audio recording

06:14

There is the sound of a cookcoo clock, a beep, the air shifting as the doors close shut, and then the mechanical whir as teh train takes off. There is a feminine voice that is nearby speaking English, along with a couple of masculine voices speaking Japanese. The other voices are much more hushed as they whisper. A masculine voice comes up on the over head announcement as the coo-coo sounds continue. Other surrounding noises get temporarily cancelled out as the air shifts and the train arrives at the station. The recording device can be heard to be shifting as the recorder moves from outside of the train to onto the train. Once on the train, two different feminine voices give intructions and updates in both English and Japanese. There is a creaky sound of rubber rubbing on metal as people shift and sway on the train and the standing handles end up moving in the process.