Exactly; I live in Tokyo and even in areas with huge apartment blocks, it's very quiet, particularly at night. The only place it's noisy is near the highway (a

Exactly; I live in Tokyo and even in areas with huge apartment blocks, it's very quiet, particularly at night. The only place it's noisy is near the highway (and even that isn't that noisy compared to American highways, because the speeds are significantly lower). It's one of the many reasons I moved here.