Most Famous Japanese Musicians

50 Japanese Musicians in view out of 140

Music 140
Japan 2,162
Ayumi Hamasaki
Ayumi Hamasaki Japanese Singer Born 1978
#3,062
Gackt
Gackt Japanese Singer Born 1973
#4,218
Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi Japanese Composer Born 1950
#4,703
MH
Megumi Hayashibara Japanese Singer Born 1967
#5,603
TA
Tadanobu Asano Japanese Guitar Born 1973
#6,435
YK
Yoko Kanno Japanese Composer Born 1964
#9,407
Yoshiki (musician)
Yoshiki (musician) Japanese Drummer Born 1965
#9,763
Kitarō
Kitarō Japanese Composer Born 1953
#10,159
Ko Shibasaki
Ko Shibasaki Japanese Singer Born 1981
#11,542
IT
Isao Tomita Japanese Composer 1932 – 2016
#13,105
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Yoshiko Yamaguchi Japanese Singer 1920 – 2014
#13,490
JA
Jin Akanishi Japanese Singer Born 1984
#13,851
Kazunari Ninomiya
Kazunari Ninomiya Japanese Singer Born 1983
#14,927
HU
Hiromi Uehara Japanese Composer Born 1979
#16,138
Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki Japanese Singer 1929 – 2007
#16,430
Atsuko Maeda
Atsuko Maeda Japanese Singer Born 1991
#18,574
LiSA (Japanese musician (Born 1987))
LiSA (Japanese musician (Born 1987)) Japanese Singer Born 1987
#19,364
T
Tsunku Japanese Guitar Born 1968
#20,543
Yasunori Mitsuda
Yasunori Mitsuda Japanese Composer Born 1972
#20,939
Sho Sakurai
Sho Sakurai Japanese Singer Born 1982
#21,336
MU
Mitsuko Uchida Japanese Pianist Born 1948
#22,457
Takanori Nishikawa
Takanori Nishikawa Japanese Singer Born 1970
#24,377
MU
Misako Uno Japanese Vocalist Born 1986
#25,255
Fumiko Orikasa
Fumiko Orikasa Japanese Singer Born 1974
#25,808
YS
Yoko Shimomura Japanese Composer Born 1967
#26,185
Yui (singer)
Yui (singer) Japanese Singer Born 1987
#27,359
Mayu Watanabe
Mayu Watanabe Japanese Singer Born 1994
#28,324
AA
Angela Aki Japanese Singer Born 1977
#28,789
AH
Aya Hisakawa Japanese Singer Born 1968
#30,083
Ai Takahashi
Ai Takahashi Japanese Singer Born 1986
#30,451
Mana Ashida
Mana Ashida Japanese Singer Born 2004
#31,223
Miki Fujimoto
Miki Fujimoto Japanese Singer Born 1985
#31,651
Misia
Misia Japanese Singer Born 1978
#32,404
KK
Koharu Kusumi Japanese Singer Born 1992
#33,058
YO
Yui Ogura Japanese Singer Born 1995
#33,605
Nanase Aikawa
Nanase Aikawa Japanese Singer Born 1975
#34,052
Beni (singer)
Beni (singer) Japanese Singer Born 1986
#39,271
YN
Yuko Nakazawa Japanese Singer Born 1973
#42,774
Masahiro Nakai
Masahiro Nakai Japanese Singer Born 1972
#45,178
CM
Chisato Moritaka Japanese Singer Born 1969
#46,114
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Japanese Singer Born 1974
#48,925
Chitose Hajime
Chitose Hajime Japanese Singer Born 1979
#51,036
Ayaka
Ayaka Japanese Singer Born 1987
#51,429
MH
Minako Honda Japanese Singer 1967 – 2005
#52,872
Mariko Shinoda
Mariko Shinoda Japanese Singer Born 1986
#53,585
Junko Iwao
Junko Iwao Japanese Singer Born 1970
#56,736
KS
Kenji Sawada Japanese Singer Born 1948
#57,723
MS
Motoi Sakuraba Japanese Composer Born 1965
#58,489
AW
Ayaka Wada Japanese Singer Born 1994
#59,354
Ai Nonaka
Ai Nonaka Japanese Singer Born 1981
#60,941

By the numbers

Inside Japan Musicians

140 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous japan musicians born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Japan Musicians peaked in the 1980s with 29 people.

What Japan Musicians Are Known For

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Singer are Japan Musicians's biggest group — 74% of all notables (103).

Japan Musicians over-index on singer — 31.5× the global rate.

  1. Singer103
  2. Composer22
  3. Music7
  4. Guitar2
  5. Vocalist2
  6. Drummer1
  7. Pianist1
  8. Dancer1
  1. Singer10331.5×
  2. Composer2211.5×
  3. Music75.7×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Japan Musicians compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.