Japan's most common hobbies and pastimes (Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities, 2021)
The top 3 according to 58 votes from people: Listening to music (CDs, smartphones, etc.) · Reading as a hobby (excluding manga) · Reading manga. (Updated Jul 2, 2023.)
Music first, watching films at home second, video games third. The share of people aged 10 and over who did each hobby at least once in the past year, from the 2021 survey by Japan's Statistics Bureau (activities above 5%). It was a pandemic year: karaoke and amusement parks fell sharply from five years earlier.
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Top 21
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1
Listening to music (CDs, smartphones, etc.)
53.5% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 49.0% (+4.5 points).
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2
Reading as a hobby (excluding manga)
31.6% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 38.7% (-7.1 points).
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3
Reading manga
36.8% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). New item in the 2021 survey.
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4
Cooking and baking as a hobby
19.0% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 17.8% (+1.2 points).
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5
Karaoke
13.5% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 30.7% (-17.2 points).
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6
Video games (smartphones, home consoles, etc.)
42.9% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 35.8% (+7.1 points).
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7
Gardening
26.0% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 25.7% (+0.3 points).
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8
Watching films outside the cinema (TV, DVD, PC, etc.)
52.7% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 52.1% (+0.6 points).
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9
Taking and printing photos
21.9% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 24.9% (-3.0 points).
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10
Watching sport live (not on TV or screens)
14.5% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 21.5% (-7.0 points).
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Knitting and handicrafts
8.8% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 10.6% (-1.8 points).
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12
DIY
11.0% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 10.9% (+0.1 points).
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13
Going to the theatre, dance or variety shows (not on screens)
6.7% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 14.5% (-7.8 points).
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14
Camping
6.0% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 6.4% (-0.4 points).
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15
Going to pop concerts
5.9% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 13.7% (-7.8 points).
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16
Playing a musical instrument
10.2% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 10.9% (-0.7 points).
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17
Going to the cinema
29.8% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 39.6% (-9.8 points).
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18
Sewing (Japanese and Western)
5.5% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 6.4% (-0.9 points).
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19
Pachinko
6.3% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 8.5% (-2.2 points).
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20
Visiting amusement parks, zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums
19.0% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 33.8% (-14.8 points).
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21
Going to see art (not on screens)
11.4% of people aged 10+ did it at least once in the past year (2021). 2016: 19.4% (-8.0 points).
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