According to a survey conducted in Japan in January 2023, the share of women who stated that they attended traditional Japanese performances in the past year amounted to 3.1 percent, while 2.7 percent of men stated the same. 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 in fiscal year 2022, by gender
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
attendance within the last year; 1,550 female and 1,450 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.
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Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). (July 5, 2023). Share of people attending traditional art performances in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274482/japan-share-people-attending-traditional-art-performances-by-gender/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). "Share of people attending traditional art performances in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274482/japan-share-people-attending-traditional-art-performances-by-gender/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). (2023). Share of people attending traditional art performances in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274482/japan-share-people-attending-traditional-art-performances-by-gender/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). "Share of People Attending Traditional Art Performances in Japan in Fiscal Year 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274482/japan-share-people-attending-traditional-art-performances-by-gender/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), Share of people attending traditional art performances in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274482/japan-share-people-attending-traditional-art-performances-by-gender/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Share of people attending traditional art performances in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender [Graph], Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1274482/japan-share-people-attending-traditional-art-performances-by-gender/
