At least i out of four cryptocurrency investors in Japan had an experience of holding nonfungible tokens (NFTs), according to a new survey.

Major Japanese crypto exchange BitBank conducted an online survey diving into the NFT investment trends in the Japanese cryptocurrency market.

Releasing the survey results on Th, BitBank said that it polled 2,061 cryptocurrency users within the period from Oct. 26 to November. 1. The respondents included clients of BitBank likewise as crypto holders polled randomly via Twitter, a spokesperson for the firm told Cointelegraph.

The survey results suggest that every bit many as 26% of Japanese crypto investors have tried out belongings NFTs, with the majority of NFT investors representing younger generations, aged betwixt 20 and 40.

For well-nigh respondents, the primary reason for holding NFTs is similar to investing in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), which is to go on them for the long term. According to BitBank, as many as 60% of respondents said that they run into their NFTs as a long-term investment.

According to survey results, 39% of the survey'south NFT holders indicated that they accept never sold their NFTs and are not sure of their value, while more than 22% of respondents have non sold their NFTs only were aware of their value. Some other 19% of respondents said that they benefited from selling NFTs.

The study also notes that art has remained the main theme for NFTs in the Japanese crypto market place, followed by games, metaverse, entertainment and sports.

Related: Asia-Pacific leads the world in NFT searches on Google

The NFT industry has been growing increasingly popular in Japan, with the local crypto exchange Coincheck launching its own NFT marketplace in March 2022.

Every bit Japan is globally renowned for its influential pop culture, including anime and manga, many believe that the country has dandy potential to drive the NFT movement forrard. Before this year, early crypto evangelist Mai Fujimoto, also known as Miss Bitcoin, partnered with blockchain gaming ecosystem Enjin to launch an NFT charity project in Japan.