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The 21 most-read artists based in Kobe, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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21 artists are ranked in Kobe. The biggest move was 木嶋真優, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGSj-rock, post-hardcore | 12,899 | +2 |
02 | 一柳慧avant-garde, contemporary classical | 10,640 | -1 |
03 | Damo Suzukikrautrock, psychedelic rock | 5,579 | +1 |
04 | 女王蜂j-pop | 4,118 | -2 |
05 | Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegaselectronicore, metalcore | 3,085 | 0 |
06 | フレデリックrock | 993 | 0 |
07 | 小曽根真jazz, post-bop | 563 | 0 |
08 | 鈴木雅明baroque, classical | 499 | 0 |
09 | tofubeatship hop | 480 | 0 |
10 | 小松未歩j-pop, singer-songwriter | 275 | 0 |
11 | 宮城道雄japanese classical, sōkyoku | 274 | +1 |
12 | 樋泉昌之jazz | 258 | -1 |
13 | 橋本一子jazz | 183 | 0 |
14 | JUNvisual kei | 168 | +1 |
15 | Aliene Ma'riagemetal, visual kei | 147 | -1 |
16 | 井上苑子j-pop, singer-songwriter | 140 | 0 |
17 | 鈴木秀美classical | 78 | +1 |
18 | 木嶋真優classical | 61 | +3 |
19 | KNOCK OUT MONKEYj-rock | 60 | -2 |
20 | 鈴木美登里baroque, classical | 48 | 0 |
21 | 井上郷子classical | 22 | -2 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.