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The things We’ll always remember about Japan: alarms played at the entrance of every subway, the tinny music played at every pedestrian crossing, the music played by the rubbish trucks as they make their way along the street, music played from lampposts, the fashion sense (or lack of it!), surgical face masks, geisha, bowing, the traditional dress worn by men and women, the chanting of the monks in the temples, dogs in skirts and T-shirts, the hustle and bustle of Tokyo compared to the serenity of Kyoto.