This book takes the reader on a sensory ethnographic tour in Japan and describes the many ways sounds seep into everyday experiences.

Richard Chenhall is Professor of Medical Anthropology in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Tamara Kohn is Professor of Anthropology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Carolyn S. Stevens is Professor and Director of the Japanese Studies Centre at Monash University, Australia.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Sounding out Japan Chapter 2. Sonic Japan Chapter 3. Sound as Control Chapter 4. Sound in Embodied Practice Chapter 5. Silence and Transformation Chapter 6. Sonic Bloom Chapter 7. Conclusion: Listening Well into the Future