Japanese classical music is a genre that combines traditional Japanese music with Western classical music. It often features the use of traditional Japanese instruments such as the koto and shakuhachi, as well as orchestral arrangements. The music is known for its emotional and cinematic qualities, often used in film scores and video game soundtracks.
Explore japanese classical history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of japanese classical artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the japanese classical genre. You can find out what japanese classical genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 | 1052804 | |
| 2 | 60 | 878147 | |
| 3 | 58 | 295114 | |
| 4 | 52 | 77040 | |
| 5 | 40 | 114521 | |
| 6 | 30 | 27082 | |
| 7 | 40 | 46621 | |
| 8 | 35 | 9696 | |
| 9 | 34 | 13289 | |
| 10 | 37 | 1727 | |
| 11 | 29 | 11579 | |
| 12 | 26 | 9427 | |
| 13 | 13 | 972 | |
| 14 | 20 | 2656 | |
| 15 | 7 | 2932 | |
| 16 | 11 | 2557 | |
| 17 | 8 | 1916 | |
| 18 | 18 | 1215 | |
| 19 | 7 | 849 | |
| 20 | 17 | 2631 | |
| 21 | 16 | 364 | |
| 22 | 5 | 599 | |
| 23 | 14 | 2447 | |
| 24 | 4 | 403 | |
| 25 | 12 | 816 | |
| 26 | 7 | 2263 | |
| 27 | 1 | 483 | |
| 28 | 9 | 1102 | |
| 29 | 8 | 1221 | |
| 30 | 7 | 335 | |
| 31 | 6 | 61 | |
| 32 | 5 | 289 | |
| 33 | 4 | 217 | |
| 34 | 4 | 165 | |
| 35 | 4 | 1140 | |
| 36 | 3 | 56 | |
| 37 | 3 | 291 | |
| 38 | 3 | 512 | |
| 39 | 2 | 135 | |
| 40 | 2 | 182 | |
| 41 | 2 | 2000 | |
| 42 | 2 | 124 | |
| 43 | 1 | 665 | |
| 44 | 1 | 70 | |
| 45 | 1 | 383 | |
| 46 | 1 | 285 | |
| 47 | 1 | 244 | |
| 48 | 1 | 20 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular japanese classical music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
