According to a survey conducted in Japan in January 2023, around 17.7 percent of respondents aged between 18 to 19 years attended music performances of modern genres like pop, rock, jazz, enka, or folk music within the last year, while about 21 percent of the same age group attended classical music performances. Enka refers to a Japanese chanson-like music genre with a distinct vibrato singing style that often features sentimental lyrics about a yearning for a distant hometown, bygone lovers, and other nostalgic topics.
Share of people who attended music performances in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group
fiscal year 2022; the fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year; the survey data was collected between January 27 to 31, 2023
Number of respondents
3,000 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
multiple answers possible; attendance within the last year
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*Modern music includes pop, rock, jazz, folk, and enka (a Japanese chanson-like genre with a distinct vibrato singing style), etc.
**Classical music includes orchestras, chamber music, opera, choirs, and brass bands, etc.
Original question: "Which genre of art and culture did you appreciate within the last year?"
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Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). (July 5, 2023). Share of people who attended music performances in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065184/japan-preferred-genres-of-music-events-by-age-group/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). "Share of people who attended music performances in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065184/japan-preferred-genres-of-music-events-by-age-group/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). (2023). Share of people who attended music performances in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065184/japan-preferred-genres-of-music-events-by-age-group/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). "Share of People Who Attended Music Performances in Japan in Fiscal Year 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065184/japan-preferred-genres-of-music-events-by-age-group/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), Share of people who attended music performances in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065184/japan-preferred-genres-of-music-events-by-age-group/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Share of people who attended music performances in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group [Graph], Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065184/japan-preferred-genres-of-music-events-by-age-group/
