日本雅乐是日本兴盛于平安时代的一种传统音乐，也是以大规模合奏型态演奏的音乐，雅乐（雅楽、ががく）意指「雅正之乐」。乐曲以器乐曲为多，至今仍是日本的宫廷音乐，是现存于世界最古老的音乐形式。雅乐最初在奈良时代自中国及朝鲜传入日本，随后经模仿及融合而产生日本雅乐。不伴随舞蹈的乐器合奏称为管弦；伴随舞蹈的是舞乐；在神乐、东游、久米、催马等曲式中，还包含汉诗（中国诗）的吟诵，称为朗咏。

15世纪日本发生了应仁之乱，开启了战国时代，雅乐的传承也因此受到打击，但是位于奈良的南都乐府及大阪的四天王寺所属雅乐乐师因与首都的京都有段距离的关系免于断绝的危机。数十年后经正亲町天皇、后阳成天皇，德川幕府重新召集各地乐师复兴雅乐。

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