Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Music of Japan" in English language version.
'Gagaku' is made up of three bodies of musical pieces: 'togaku', said to be in the style of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (618-907); 'komagaku', said to have been transmitted from the Korean peninsula; and music of native composition associated with rituals of the Shinto religion.
[...] it was common for samurai to enjoy calligraphy, tea ceremony, poetry and music, and to study.
Around the same time as FEN's broadcasts, jazz experienced a resurgence in popularity in Japan. It first became popular here during the late 1920s and '30s, but was banned during World War II, along with other non-German music from the West.
American jazz was banned during the war, but afterward, Japan leaped into jazz enthusiastically.
Around the same time as FEN's broadcasts, jazz experienced a resurgence in popularity in Japan. It first became popular here during the late 1920s and '30s, but was banned during World War II, along with other non-German music from the West.
American jazz was banned during the war, but afterward, Japan leaped into jazz enthusiastically.
American jazz was banned during the war, but afterward, Japan leaped into jazz enthusiastically.
