> Their TV shows are loud (visually), with many overlays, graphics, transitions, etc. Their print media is the poster boy for chaos. Their information density is so huge, I wonder if anyone even reads 10% of what is on the page.
It's not just media, it's everything. Most horizontal surfaces in a train will be filled with colourful advertisements [0], many major city streets have bright attention-grabbing signs not only at street level but at every level of every building [1], stores will have visual noise everywhere too [2].
And it's not just visual noise either. Indoors, trains have numerous announcements, elevators tell you when the doors are opening and closing and most shops have some music playing, sometimes quiet, sometimes blaring and obnoxious. Outside it's not uncommon to see giant TV's mounted on buildings (complete with audio) or to loud music or people yelling advertisements for their store.
Though that was mostly my experience in some of the more active parts of Tokyo. Smaller cities and quieter reasons are less noisy.
It's not just media, it's everything. Most horizontal surfaces in a train will be filled with colourful advertisements [0], many major city streets have bright attention-grabbing signs not only at street level but at every level of every building [1], stores will have visual noise everywhere too [2].
And it's not just visual noise either. Indoors, trains have numerous announcements, elevators tell you when the doors are opening and closing and most shops have some music playing, sometimes quiet, sometimes blaring and obnoxious. Outside it's not uncommon to see giant TV's mounted on buildings (complete with audio) or to loud music or people yelling advertisements for their store.
Though that was mostly my experience in some of the more active parts of Tokyo. Smaller cities and quieter reasons are less noisy.
[0]: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/tokyo-japan-january...
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabukich%C5%8D,_Tokyo#/media/F...
[2]: https://www.maximimages.com/image/MXI25982/stock-photo-of-pe...