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The 27 most-read artists based in Kyoto, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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27 artists are ranked in Kyoto. The biggest move was 三宅純, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | ももk-pop | 12,203 | +1 |
02 | 笠井紀美子jazz, city pop | 11,588 | -1 |
03 | 裸のラリーズnoise rock, psychedelic folk | 5,143 | 0 |
04 | 川瀬智子pop rock | 4,803 | 0 |
05 | 京death metal | 2,261 | +1 |
06 | tricotmath rock, j-rock | 2,184 | -1 |
07 | HIZAKIheavy metal | 1,264 | 0 |
08 | 杉本彩j-pop, singer-songwriter | 1,210 | +1 |
09 | ツトム・ヤマシタfree jazz, avant-garde jazz | 1,159 | -1 |
10 | FPMj-pop, shibuya-kei | 711 | +1 |
11 | 非常階段experimental, free improvisation | 694 | -1 |
12 | BALZAChorror punk, hardcore punk | 604 | +1 |
13 | 三宅純jazz | 492 | +2 |
14 | SSpunk rock | 415 | 0 |
15 | Emi Meyerjazz | 352 | -3 |
16 | Yoshi Wadaexperimental, drone | 294 | 0 |
17 | JYOCHOmath rock | 291 | 0 |
18 | 大野克夫group sounds, rock | 240 | 0 |
19 | Homecomingsindie pop | 183 | +1 |
20 | 由美かおるkayōkyoku | 179 | +1 |
21 | TAKUYArock | 145 | -2 |
22 | 沢井一恵free improvisation, japanese classical | 106 | +1 |
23 | ジョージ川口jazz | 92 | +2 |
24 | 松村禎三opera, symphony | 88 | 0 |
25 | はしだのりひこfolk | 69 | -3 |
26 | Heiichiro Ohyamaclassical | 43 | +1 |
27 | Malika Kishinoelectronic | 25 | -1 |
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.