Timeline of Japanese music

This page is a timeline of Japanese music and also indexes the individual year in Japanese music pages. == 1870s == 1878 - Demonstration of phonograph by James Alfred Ewing at Tokyo Imperial University on 16 November 1879 - Demonstration of phonograph by James Alfred Ewing at Tokyo Chamber of Commerce on 28 March == 1880s == 1888 - Kimigayo adopted as national anthem == 1890s == 1897 - Gunkan kōshinkyoku == 1900s == 1901 - Kōjō no Tsuki == 1910s == 1910 - Nipponophone founded 1911 - Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra founded 1912 (Meiji 45 / Taishō 1) - 1st Japanese symphony: Kachidoki to Heiwa by Kōsaku Yamada 1914 - Katyusha's Song 1915 - Gondola no Uta == 1920s == 1921 - Inno Meiji by Kōsaku Yamada; Sendō Kouta; Nanatsu no Ko 1923 - Omocha No March 1926 (Taishō 15 / Shōwa 1) 1927 - Akatombo == 1930s == 1931 - King Records founded 1932 - Seki Taneko releases "Akemi no Uta" (あけみの唄), composed by Masao Koga, with lyrics by Hara Asao 1934 - Nagauta Symphony 1938 - Tabi No Yokaze by Misao Matsubara (alias "Miss Columbia") == 1940s == 1940 - Kurofune 1942 - Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association founded 1943 - Akira Ifukube's Kishi Mai march 1945 - Kōhaku Ongaku Shiai 1946 - 1st Mainichi Film Award for Best Music; 1st broadcast of NHK Nodo Jiman 1947 - Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra founded; Shizuko Kasagi released Tokyo Boogie-Woogie; lack of suitable locations for jukeboxes; 1st Students' Music Concour == 1950s == 1951 - 1st Kōhaku Uta Gassen; New Symphony Orchestra became NHK Symphony Orchestra; Toho Symphony Orchestra became Tokyo Symphony Orchestra 1952 - 1st Otaka prize on 26 December 1953 - Omoide No Warutsu by Izumi Yukimura 1954 - Godzilla includes music by Akira Ifukube 1955 - Film musicals include Janken Musume 1956 - Japan Philharmonic Orchestra founded 1957 - Best selling single: Yūrakuchō de Aimashō by Frank Nagai 1958 - 20,000 people attended record festival; 1st Osaka International Festival of Music, Drama and Arts 1959 - 1st Japan Record Awards == 1960s == 1960 - Sega 1000 jukebox; 5,616 new record releases; Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra founded; musicals include "Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi o" 1961 - 1st broadcast of Minna no Uta; Sapporo Symphony Orchestra founded; 50 record labels from 9 companies 1962 - 1st broadcast of Shichiji ni aimashō; Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra founded 1963 - Sukiyaki reaches number 1 in the USA; estimated 5,000 jukeboxes; 56 million records produced 1964 - 1st broadcast of Music Fair; 3rd largest record market 1965 - Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra founded; electric boom (Japanese: エレキブーム, ereki būmu) 1966 - Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra founded 1967 - Oricon founded; $96 million records production; Japanese musicians sell more records than foreigners; Hibari Misora released Makkana Taiyō 1968 - 1st broadcast of Yoru no Hit Studio; CBS/Sony founded; 1st Japan Cable Awards; 1st soul music festival 1969 - 1st Yamaha Popular Song Contest; 2nd largest record market; Suntory Music Award founded; 1st broadcast of NTV Kōhaku Uta No Best Ten == 1970s == 1970 - 1st World Popular Song Festival; 1st publication of Music Labo; 1st Japan Music Awards; approx start of jukebox boom; 11,000 jukeboxes; Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra founded; 1971 - Debut of Saori Minami, Mari Amachi and Rumiko Koyanagi; Gagaku revival reported 1972 - 1st Tokyo Music Festival; 1st broadcast of Best 30 Kayōkyoku; Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra founded; New Japan Philharmonic founded; 1973 - "Shura No Hana" (Japanese: 修羅の花) by Meiko Kaji; Candies released 1st single 1974 - 1st FNS Music Festival; Nippon Music Foundation established; debut of Chieko Matsumoto 1975 - 44,000 jukeboxes; 1st Nippon Television Music Festival 1976 - Number one singles include Oyoge!

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