日本作为资源匮乏、土地面积狭小,人口密度大的国家。在世界新兴经济体国家经济日益腾飞,传统行业竞争越来越激烈的形势下,给日本经济的增长带来了相当大的阻力。在这种形势下,日本发展文化产业是形势所趋,也是明智之举。文化产业在日本起着举足轻重的作用,已成为日本国重要产业支柱之一,特别是近十几年来,给日本带来了巨大经济收益。日本以经开始从一个科技强国走向了文化产业强国。但是,日本将来是否坚持加大文化产业力度仍然是一个需要思考的问题,面对未来世界各国多元文化崛起的冲击,日本应该如何保持竞争优势,仍然是日本需要认真研究的问题。本文就日本文化产业竞争力及其发展前景展开讨论,探析日本文化之路,给我国未来文化发展之路一些思考和借鉴。 Japan, as a country lacking in resources and with a small land area and a large population density, As the economies of emerging world economies soar and the competition in the traditional industries becomes more and more intense, it has brought considerable resistance to the growth of Japan’s economy. Under such circumstances, it is also a wise move for Japan to develop its cultural industry. The cultural industry has played a pivotal role in Japan and has become one of the pillar industries in Japan’s major industries. In particular, the cultural industries have brought tremendous economic benefits to Japan over the past decade or so. Japan began its journey from a technological power to a powerful cultural industry. However, whether Japan insists on increasing cultural industries in the future remains a question that needs thinking. In the face of the impact of the rise of multiculturalism in various countries in the world in the future, how Japan should maintain its competitive advantage remains a problem that Japan needs to seriously study. This article discusses the competitiveness of Japanese cultural industry and its development prospects, explores the road to Japanese culture and gives some thoughts and lessons for the future development of our country’s culture.