Japan: share of people attending traditional art performances 2022

According to a survey conducted in Japan in February 2022, the share of respondents who stated that they attended traditional art performances in the past year amounted to about two percent. Attendance rates dropped significantly compared to the previous years due to the social distancing measures implemented in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Traditional art performances cover a broad variety of stage performances, from classical music, to puppet shows, to drama.

Share of people attending traditional art performances in Japan from 2019 to 2022

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

2019 to 2022; survey executed from January 28 to February 3, 2022

Number of respondents

20,006 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

attendance within the last year; 10,337 female and 9,669 male respondents

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

Traditional art performances include kabuki (classical Japanese drama), noh and kyogen (classical Japanese drama, come as a set), joruri (puppet show), koto (stringed instrument), shamisen (three-stringed Japanese lute), shakuhachi (bamboo flute), gagaku (Japanese court music), shomyo (Japanese Buddhist chant), etc.
Figures prior to 2022 come from previous reporting.

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