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The 21 most-read artists based in Kobe, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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21 artists are ranked in Kobe. The biggest move was 橋本一子, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | 一柳慧avant-garde, contemporary classical | 10,439 | 0 |
02 | MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGSj-rock, post-hardcore | 6,396 | 0 |
03 | Damo Suzukikrautrock, psychedelic rock | 5,040 | 0 |
04 | Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegaselectronicore, metalcore | 4,479 | +1 |
05 | 女王蜂j-pop | 2,942 | -1 |
06 | フレデリックrock | 1,201 | 0 |
07 | 鈴木雅明baroque, classical | 625 | +1 |
08 | tofubeatship hop | 468 | +1 |
09 | 小曽根真jazz, post-bop | 413 | -2 |
10 | 宮城道雄japanese classical, sōkyoku | 337 | 0 |
11 | 橋本一子jazz | 231 | +2 |
12 | 小松未歩j-pop, singer-songwriter | 221 | -1 |
13 | 樋泉昌之jazz | 190 | -1 |
14 | JUNvisual kei | 128 | 0 |
15 | Aliene Ma'riagemetal, visual kei | 124 | 0 |
16 | 鈴木秀美classical | 110 | +1 |
17 | 井上苑子j-pop, singer-songwriter | 95 | -1 |
18 | 木嶋真優classical | 53 | +1 |
19 | 鈴木美登里baroque, classical | 50 | +1 |
20 | 井上郷子classical | 42 | +1 |
21 | KNOCK OUT MONKEYj-rock | 38 | -3 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.