fiscal year 2023; the fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
*Includes expenditure for the maintenance of cultural facilities, such as for reparations and utility costs for light, heating, and water. Libraries and public halls are counted as social educational facilities and not as cultural facilities, and thus do not apply here.
Ìý 100 Japanese yen equal 0.7 U.S. dollars or 0.59 euros as of July 2025. Values have been rounded.
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Governmental spending on art and culture in Japan FY 2023, by category
In the fiscal year 2023, prefectural governments and municipalities in Japan spent around * billion Japanese yen on cultural facilities. Expenditure on cultural facilities comprised the majority of spending, while operating expenses on arts and culture accounted for roughly ** billion yen, and expenditure on construction of cultural facilities accounted for approximately billion yen, respectively.
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Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). (July 8, 2025). Governmental expenditure on art and culture in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by category (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1181331/japan-government-expenditure-on-art-and-culture-by-category/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). "Governmental expenditure on art and culture in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by category (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. July 8, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1181331/japan-government-expenditure-on-art-and-culture-by-category/
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Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). "Governmental Expenditure on Art and Culture in Japan in Fiscal Year 2023, by Category (in Billion Japanese Yen)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Jul 2025, /statistics/1181331/japan-government-expenditure-on-art-and-culture-by-category/
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), Governmental expenditure on art and culture in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by category (in billion Japanese yen) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1181331/japan-government-expenditure-on-art-and-culture-by-category/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Governmental expenditure on art and culture in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by category (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan), July 8, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1181331/japan-government-expenditure-on-art-and-culture-by-category/
