Information reception system, recording medium, and information input method

An information reception system for receiving input information in accordance with an operation performed by a user is provided with: an operation unit having thereon an operation surface that is adjusted so as to generate specific indicative vibrations when touched by an object; a storage device for storing, in the form of a database, candidate information for input information candidates in association with the specific indicative vibrations; microphones for monitoring actual vibrations occurring in the surrounding environment and acquiring the monitored result as monitoring information; and a selection unit that determines the presence of indicative vibrations in the acquired monitored information and, when the presence of an indicative vibration is determined, selects candidate information associated with the indicative vibration as input information.