According to a survey conducted in Japan in January 2024 about participation at music concerts, 12.6 percent of respondents in their fifties stated to have visited modern music performances during the past year. Modern music performances had overall a slightly higher attendance rate, when compared to classical music performances.
Share of people who attended music performances in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group
fiscal year 2023; 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
24,996 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). (September 5, 2024). Share of people who attended music performances in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 11, 2025, 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 2023, by age group." Chart. September 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065184/japan-preferred-genres-of-music-events-by-age-group/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). (2024). Share of people who attended music performances in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 11, 2025. 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 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 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 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065184/japan-preferred-genres-of-music-events-by-age-group/ (last visited January 11, 2025)
Share of people who attended music performances in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group [Graph], Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), September 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065184/japan-preferred-genres-of-music-events-by-age-group/
