Japanese music; traditional Japanese music
Often contrasted with 洋楽 (Western music). In everyday use, it can refer broadly to Japanese music, but in cultural contexts it typically means traditional genres such as gagaku, noh, shamisen music, etc.
See also: 洋楽
He is knowledgeable about traditional Japanese music and especially likes shamisen performances.
The recent Japanese music scene is diversifying.
My grandmother listens to traditional Japanese music on the radio every night.
The student performed traditional Japanese music on the shamisen.
More international students are studying traditional Japanese music at university.