Popular genres of art and culture events to attend Japan 2021, by gender

Published by Alexandru Arba, Jun 23, 2021

According to a survey conducted in February 2021, over 53 percent of male respondents and around 57 percent of female respondents did not participate in any cultural events within the last year. This is attributable to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Non-animation movies were the most commonly attended cultural event, visited by over 20 percent of both men and women.

Most popular genres of art and culture to appreciate on site among people in Japan as of February 2021, by gender

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

January 29 to February 1, 2021

Number of respondents

3,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

1,445 male respondents and 1,555 female respondents; multiple answers possible; attendance within the last year

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Cultural assets refer to historical architecture, remains, places of scenic beauty such as a gardens.
**Visual arts refer to paintings, drawings, sculptures, crafts, ceramics, calligraphy, photography, design, architecture, fashion design and such.
***"Enka" refers to a Japanese music genre with a traditional Japanese style of singing.
****Variety entertainment refers to comic story, comic dialogue, magic, street performances, and such.
*****Traditional Japanese entertainment refers to Japanese traditional plays such as "Kabuki", "Noh", Japanese puppet theaters, or Japanese traditional court music.

Original question: "Which genre of art and culture did you appreciate within the last year?"