List of musical artists from Japan

This list tries to include all artists/bands from "all" genres originating from Japan. This list does not include artists/bands who perform in Japanese but are of different origin.

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0-9

* 12012
* 175R (Inago Rider)
* The 5.6.7.8's
* 8-ball
* 9mm Parabellum Bullet
* 9Goats Black Out
* °C-ute

A

* AAA
* Abingdon Boys School
* Access
* Addict
* Acid
* Acid Android
* Acid Black Cherry
* Acid Mothers Temple
* Acidman
* Ai Otsuka
* Aice5
* Ajico
* AKB48
* Akeboshi
* Alice Nine アリス九號)
* Aliene Ma'riage
* Amethyst
* Amulet
* Angela Aki
* Angelo
* Animetal
*
* Anthem
* Apui
* Aqua Timez
* Arashi
* Art-School
* Asaki
* Asian Kung-Fu Generation
* Asobi Sekusu
* Aucifer
* Aural Vampire
* Ayabie (彩冷える)
* Ayana
* Ayumi Hamasaki

B

* BaBe
* Babylon
* The Back Horn
* Back-On
* Baiser
* Balzac
* Base Ball Bear
* Baroque (バロック)
* Beat Crusaders
* BeForU
* Bennie K
* Berryz Koubou
* Bi Kyo Ran (美狂乱)
* The Birthday
* BIS
* Black
* The Black Mages
* Blam Honey
* Blast
* Blood
* Bloodthirsty Butchers
* The Blue Hearts
* Blues Creation
* BOA
* BON-BON BLANCO
* Bonnie Pink
* The Boom
* Boom Boom Satellites
* Boøwy
* Boredoms
* Boris
* Brahman
* The Brilliant Green
* Buck-Tick
* Buffalo Daughter
* Bugy Craxone
* The Bumps
* Bump of Chicken
* Buono!
* B'z

C

* Cali Gari
* The Candy Spooky Theater
* The Captains (Japanese band)
* Casiopea
* Celluloid
* Chaba
* Champloose
* Changin' My Life
* Charcoal Filter
* Charlotte (しゃるろっと)
* Chatmonchy
* The Chewinggum Weekend
* Chihara Minori
* Church of Misery
* Coaltar of the Deepers
* Color
* Cool Joke
* Concerto Moon
* Creature Creature
* Crunch

D

* D-51
* D
* Day After Tomorrow
* The Dead Pop Stars
* Deathgaze
* Deflina Ma'riage
* Def Tech
* D'erlanger
* D'espairsRay
* Devil Kitty
* Die in Cries
* Dir en grey
* Doa
* Dolly
* Do As Infinity
* Double
* Downy
* Dragon Ash
* Dragon Head
* Dué le Quartz
* Duel Jewel
* DRM

E

* Earl Grey
* Eastern Youth
* Ellegarden
* Elldorado
* Escape
* Eve of Destiny
* Every Little Thing
* Exile
* Exist†trace
* eX-Girl
* Envy

F

* Fairy Fore
* Fake?
* Fanfare
* Filament
* Fishmans
* FLOW
* Flower Travelin' Band
* fragments
* Freenote
* Friction
* Fushitsusha

G

* Gackt
* Gallhammer
* Galneryus
* Garnet Crow
* Garo
* The Gazette
* Geinoh Yamashirogumi
* The Gerogerigegege
* Gethsemane
* Ghost
* Girugamesh (ギルガメッシュ)
* Glay
* GO!GO!7188
* Going Under Ground
* The Golden Cups
* GReeeeN
* Greenmachine
* Ground Zero
* Guitar Vader
* Guitar Wolf
* Guniw Tools

H

* Haino Keiji
* HALCALI
* Hanako Oku
* Happy End
* Head Phones President
* Heart Bazaar
* Hearts Grow
* Hero
* Hey! Say! 7
* Hi-Standard
* Hidari
* The High-Lows
* High and Mighty Color
* Hikaru Utada
* Hikashu
* Hinoi Team
* Hirano Aya
* Hitomi Takahashi
* Hitomi Yaida
* Hitoto Yo
* Home Made Kazoku
* Husking Bee
* Hyde

I

* Iceman
* Inago Rider (175R)
* Ikimonogakari
* Inugami Circus-dan (犬神サーカス団)
* Izabel Varosa

J

* Janne Da Arc
* Jealkb
* Jetki
* Jimsaku
* Jindou
* Jinn
* Judy and Mary
* Justin Heathcliff

K

* Kain
* Kagerou
* Kagrra
* Kalen
* Kana
* Kanjani8
* Kannivalism
* KAT-TUN
* Ketsumeishi
* Klaha
* Kobukuro
* Koda Kumi
* Koenji Hyakkei
* KOKIA
* Kome Kome Club
* Kotani Kinya
* KOTOKO
* Kousokuya
* Közi
* Kra
* Kuroyume
* Kusumi Koharu
* Kemuri

L

* Lareine
* Lacrimosa
* Laputa
* L'Arc~en~Ciel
* Last Alliance
* Lead
* Lia
* Lindberg
* Lite
* LM.C
* Love Psychedelico
* Loudness
* Luna Sea
* Lynch

M

* M
* Maaya Sakamoto
* The Mad Capsule Markets
* Maher Shalal Hash Baz
* Maki Nomiya (nihongo2|野宮真貴 "Nomiya Maki")
* Malice Mizer
* Maximum the Hormone (nihongo2|マキシマム ザ ホルモン "Makishimamu za horumon")
* Megamasso (nihongo2|メガマソ "Megamaso")
* Melt-Banana
* Merengue
* Merry (nihongo2|メリー "Merī")
* Merzbow (nihongo2|メルツバウ "Merutsubau")
* Metronome (nihongo2|メトロノーム "Metoronōmu")
* M-flo
* Mika Nakashima
* Missile Innovation
* Miyavi (nihongo2|雅-Miyavi- "Miyabi")
* Moi dix Mois
* Mono (nihongo2|物)
* Monoral
* The Mops (nihongo2|ザ・モップス "Za Moppusu")
* Morning Musume (nihongo2|モーニング娘。 "Mōningu Musume.")
* m.o.v.e
* Mr. Children
* Mucc (nihongo2|ムック "Mukku")

N

* Nami Tamaki
* Namie Amuro
* Naoki Maeda
* News
* Nightmare (ナイトメア)
* Nil (Japanese band)
* Nine Miles
* noodles
* Nookicky
* No Regret Life
* Number Girl
* NICO Touches the Walls
* Nujabes

O

* Oblivion Dust
* Oceanlane
* Onmyouza
* Orange Range
* Oranges and Lemons
* Ore Ska Band
* One Ok Rock
* -OZ-

P

* PANIC☆ch
* Peelander Z
* Penicillin
* Penpals
* Phantasmagoria
* PIERROT
* The Pillows
* Pizzicato Five
* Plastic Tree
* Polysics
* Porno Graffitti
* Psycho le Cému
* Puffy AmiYumi
* Pyg

Q

* Quruli

R

* Raise
* Raphael
* RC Succession
* Remioromen
* Rentrer en Soi
* Rice
* Rie fu
* The Rodeo Carburettor
* Rolly
* Room#Number
* The Roosters
* Ruins
* Run&Gun
* Ruppina
* Rurutia

* Sadie
* Sadistic Mika Band
* Sads
* Sambo Master
* Schaft
* Schwarz Stein
* Schwein
* Screw
* Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
* See-Saw
* The Seeker
* Seikima-II
* Sex Machineguns
* Shakkazombie
* Shaka Labbits
* Shanadoo
* Shiina Ringo
* Shilfee and Tulipcorobockles
* Shonen Knife
* Show Ya
* Siam Shade
* Sid (シド)
* Sigh
* Silk Road
* Skeletons
* Skin
* Sky Hawks
* SMAP
* Snowkel
* Softball
* Soft Ballet
* Sons of All Pussys
* Sophia
* Soul Flower Union
* Sound Horizon
* Southern All Stars
* Sowelu
* The Spiders
* Spitz
* Spread Beaver
* Stance Punks
* Stomu Yamash'ta
* SuG
* SunSet Swish
* Super Bell"Z
* The System of Alive
* Suneohair

T

* T-Square
* Taia
* Taj-Mahal Travelers
* TETSU69
* The Gazette
* Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
* The Tempters
* The Candy Spooky Theater
* The Pillows
* The Tigers
* TM Network
* TM Revolution
* toddle
* Tohoshinki
* Tokyo Jihen
* Tokyo Yankees
* Tommy February6
* Tomoyasu Hotei
* Two-Mix

U

* Ulfuls
* Unsraw
* Utada Hikaru
* UVERworld

V

* V6
* Vajra
* Varuna
* Versailles
* Vidoll (ヴィドール)
* Vodka Collins
* Voyage

W

* W
* Wada Kouji
* WaT
* Whiteberry
* World's End Girlfriend
* W-inds.

X

* Xinlisupreme
* X Japan

Y

* Yamaguchi Kappei
* YeLLOW Generation
* Yellow Magic Orchestra
* Yellow Machinegun
* The Yellow Monkey
* Yui
* Yui Horie
* Yuki
* Yuna Ito

Z

* Zard
* Zazen Boys
* Zeebra
* Zeni Geva
* Zeppet Store
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* Zigzo
* Zwei