Japanese traditional music style is more euphemistic and feminine. It has been deeply influenced by traditional Chinese music since ancient times, so it also focuses on "pentatonic scale" creation.
But the difference is that traditional Japanese music uses the five tones do, re, flat mi, so, and flat la. In this way, minor keys are often used as the basis for creation, so the style sounds more euphemistic and feminine.
Characteristics of Japanese music culture:
Strong “ancient” spirit.
When listening to Japanese traditional music, we can more or less feel the "ancient" flavor revealed in it, and we can even get some clues from Japanese modern music. For example, the Japanese contemporary pop band "Rin" has a strong ancient flavor in its music style.
2. Expression form of words and chapters.
The concept of lyrics permeates almost all traditional music, and it can be said that it has been deeply rooted in the consciousness of the Japanese. Of course, not all Japanese music forms follow this division.
3. Rich and diverse external factors.
Japanese music, like Japanese culture, contains cultural elements from different nations around the world. Its diversified musical elements and cultural elements, after brewing over time and blending with its own inherent characteristics, have formed a culture and music that is more characteristic of Japan's existing characteristics.