According to a survey conducted in February 2022 in Japan, close to 61 percent of male respondents and almost 60 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 17 percent of both men and women. Animated movies saw the highest gender discrepancy with men attending these screenings at about 3.5 more percentage points than women did.
Most popular genres of art and culture to appreciate on site among people in Japan as of February 2022, by gender
9,669 male respondents and 10,337 female respondents; multiple answers possible; attendance within the last year
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
¹Historical architecture includes shrines, temples, castles, remains, and places of scenic beauty, such as a gardens, etc. ²Visual arts includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, crafts, ceramics, calligraphy, photography, design, architecture, fashion design, digital art, etc. ³Modern music includes pop, rock, jazz, folk, and enka (a Japanese chanson-like genre with a distinct vibrato singing style), etc. ⁴Classical music includes orchestras, chamber music, opera, choirs, and brass bands, etc. ⁵Entertainment performances includes several types of Japanese comedy acts (such as rakugo and manzai), magic tricks, street performances, and other physical artistry. ⁶Folkloric cultural assets include local traditional performances and festivals ⁷Traditional Japanese entertainment includes kabuki, noh, bunraku, koto, shamisen, shakuhachi, and other traditional court music, as well as Buddhistic recitations. ⁸Foreign dances includes street dances (like break dance and hip hop), jazz dance, folkloric dances (such as hula, flamenco, salsa), and social dances.
Original question: "Which genre of art and culture did you appreciate within the last year?"
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Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). (March 31, 2022). Most popular genres of art and culture to appreciate on site among people in Japan as of February 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065096/japan-popular-genres-art-and-culture-by-gender/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). "Most popular genres of art and culture to appreciate on site among people in Japan as of February 2022, by gender." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065096/japan-popular-genres-art-and-culture-by-gender/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). (2022). Most popular genres of art and culture to appreciate on site among people in Japan as of February 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065096/japan-popular-genres-art-and-culture-by-gender/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). "Most Popular Genres of Art and Culture to Appreciate on Site among People in Japan as of February 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065096/japan-popular-genres-art-and-culture-by-gender/
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