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The 27 most-read artists based in Kyoto, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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27 artists are ranked in Kyoto. The biggest move was Yoshi Wada, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | 笠井紀美子jazz, city pop | 20,651 | +1 |
02 | ももk-pop | 16,222 | -1 |
03 | 裸のラリーズnoise rock, psychedelic folk | 7,495 | 0 |
04 | 川瀬智子pop rock | 5,827 | 0 |
05 | tricotmath rock, j-rock | 2,302 | 0 |
06 | 京death metal | 2,273 | 0 |
07 | HIZAKIheavy metal | 1,465 | 0 |
08 | ツトム・ヤマシタfree jazz, avant-garde jazz | 1,284 | +1 |
09 | 杉本彩j-pop, singer-songwriter | 1,100 | -1 |
10 | Yoshi Wadaexperimental, drone | 949 | +3 |
11 | 非常階段experimental, free improvisation | 856 | -1 |
12 | FPMj-pop, shibuya-kei | 700 | -1 |
13 | BALZAChorror punk, hardcore punk | 535 | -1 |
14 | 三宅純jazz | 486 | 0 |
15 | Emi Meyerjazz | 416 | 0 |
16 | SSpunk rock | 402 | 0 |
17 | JYOCHOmath rock | 347 | 0 |
18 | 大野克夫group sounds, rock | 342 | 0 |
19 | Homecomingsindie pop | 291 | 0 |
20 | 由美かおるkayōkyoku | 183 | 0 |
21 | TAKUYArock | 177 | 0 |
22 | 松村禎三opera, symphony | 124 | 0 |
23 | はしだのりひこfolk | 85 | 0 |
24 | 沢井一恵free improvisation, japanese classical | 70 | 0 |
25 | ジョージ川口jazz | 63 | +2 |
26 | Heiichiro Ohyamaclassical | 53 | 0 |
27 | Malika Kishinoelectronic | 43 | -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.