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AkirIkasu t1_iwkayjn wrote

Reply to comment by brock_lee in TIL There are more flamenco schools in Japan than Spain by Dsarkela

Japan has two things going for it. Number one is that they put a lot of value in music. They put a lot of effort to teach children about music and they have some of the most talented musicians in the world. The second thing is that Japanese culture encourages people to deep dive into niches, so niche things have the tendency to become mainstream and popular from time to time.

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SyntaxLost t1_iwkijut wrote

Well, they also have a massive musical instrument industry (hello Yamaha). Those instruments have to go somewhere.

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