Jul 09, 2026 21:00:00

'Yamanote.fun' continuously loops the departure melodies, door opening/closing sounds, and in-car announcements from each station on the Yamanote Line.

The Yamanote Line , which circles central Tokyo, has different departure melodies set for each station. ' Yamanote.fun ' is a website that allows you to endlessly loop the departure melodies, door opening and closing sounds, train running sounds, and station announcements for each station on the Yamanote Line.

Yamanote.fun
https://www.yamanote.fun/

When you access 'Yamanote.fun,' the first screen displays the station name 'Tokyo.' Click the play button.

Then, the departure chime for Tokyo Station began to ring.

Next, you hear the sound of a door closing and a doorbell ringing.

You can also hear ambient sounds while driving.

Soon, an announcement came over the intercom: 'Next stop, Kanda. Kanda. The exit is on the left...'

The next thing you hear is the ambient sound of a train gliding into the station.

The sound of the door opening and the chime will also play.

Then, the departure chime for Kanda Station, the next station after Tokyo Station on the Yamanote Line's outer loop, began to ring. The travel time has been shortened by half, with the time between each station being approximately 50 seconds to 1 minute 30 seconds. The time it takes to complete one loop of the Yamanote Line is about 30 minutes.

Clicking the back/forward buttons at the bottom of the screen will take you to the previous/next station.

You can switch between the outer loop and inner loop by clicking the 'Outer Loop/Inner Loop' button at the top of the screen.

Clicking the button in the lower right corner of the screen will open a menu where you can change detailed settings.

The menu screen allows you to check the departure chimes set for each station.

Scrolling down will reveal various settings. Under 'Appearance,' you can switch between 'Dark Mode' and 'Light Mode.'

This is what the screen looks like in dark mode.

In the 'Station names' section, you can switch the station name display between 'EN (English)' and 'JP (Japanese)'.

This is what it looks like in Japanese.

Clicking 'Download' under 'Offline playback' will save the audio to your device, allowing you to listen to it offline.

Furthermore, 'Yamanote.fun' supports Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) , which allow websites to be used like apps on smartphones, and it is also possible to make them function like native apps on smartphones.

Paul Jackson, the developer of 'Yamanote.fun,' told the social news site Hacker News that he was captivated by the looping music of the Yamanote Line when he first visited Japan 10 years ago, and that he created 'Yamanote.fun' by combining elements from various YouTube videos and fan sites.

Show HN: Yamanote.fun – A complete soundscape for Tokyo's Yamanote line | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48816987