Japanese train station melodies in MP3 (Kilala.nl (Cailin Coilleach)) by Cailin Coilleach

One of the small details about traveling in Japan that I've enjoyed very much are the melodies that play at each train station. Whether it's subway, local train or the shinkansen bullet train: different melodies play over the PA upon arrival and departure. Apparently these songs are used to discern between the various stations and to warn of incoming traffic.

Ever since my trip to Osaka and Tokyo I've fancied the idea of having these jingles as a ringtone. They're not very intrusive and they're cute to boot! A short search on the web brought me to this Google Answers page that links to various sites with MP3s and WAVs. Among them was this beauty, which features a neat drilldown menu of the various Tokyo train lines and stations.

Great stuff! ^_^

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