Whenever we go to the park these days, we are serenaded by various instruments throughout the park. We had such a chuckle today as we heard hand drums, guitars, French horn, saxophone, clarinet, and more. We didn't laugh because of all the instruments. We laughed when my son said "they need to practice because they aren't playing together at all!"
Later in the day, we took another long bike ride. While pedaling around, my husband noticed a sign for an apartment. They were advertising the ability to play music in your apartment at any time of the day or night. Japanese apartments are notorious for not having any insulation whatsoever. We can hear our neighbors vacuuming and going up and down the stairs. It's really... endearing.
Most apartment complexes don't allow tenants to play instruments at all. So, I am guessing an apartment building that has soundproofing and allows people to play music is really enticing. In fact, we could only find 19 buildings offering 493 rooms (in three prefectures) that advertise musicians welcome!
I love that they call a properly insulated apartment a "music mansion" or "Musision"! (Mansions are condos in Japan, not actual mansions.) I'll remember that descriptor for a while.
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